Registration for Fensdagene 2024 is now closed.
Welcome to Fens days 2024, April 16-18, Ulefoss in Nome municipality.
Finally, Fens days 2024!
Fensdagene is a meeting place for citizens, politicians, companies and public authorities. Here we talk together about Europe's most exciting mineral deposit with many interesting participants. Among others: Anniken Hauglie, director of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO), Truls Gulowsen (head of the Norwegian Society for Nature Conservation), Sven Dahlgren (regional geologist), Anne Marit Bjørnflaten (state secretary), and of course our own: Kirsti Arvesen Nesheim (head of the Fens Process) and Linda Thorstensen (mayor) and many more.
What's new from the companies, the municipality, the county and the state? Will there be a mine, and what can we in Nome expect?
The event is free of charge.
See you at the Fens days!
See the program in PDF format
Tuesday, April 16
| Time | Theme | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Prelude to the day | ||
| 09:00 | Registration, coffee, biteti | |
| 09:30 | Welcome to Tuesday's daily program. Practical information. | Presenter: Trygve Ulset Senior advisor NHO, sustainability |
| 09:35 | Welcome to Nome and Fensfeltet. Nome wants national commitment, challenge to the government. | Linda Thorstensen Mayor Nome, A |
| Bolk 1: Norway's mineral strategy - what next? | ||
| 09:45 | Fensfeltet and the green shift - skills for the future | Åslaug Sem Jacobsen Stortinget, SP |
| 10:05 | What can the Storting gather on the Fens field, across political divides? | Mahmoud Fahramand Member of the Finance Committee, H |
| 10:35 | Break with coffee and bites. | |
| 10:50 | Climate globally and nature locally? Where will the minerals for the green shift come from? | Truls Gulowsen Naturvernforbundet |
| 11:15 | What does DMF think about the assignment they have been given? Fast track, one-stop-shop and green mineral park - the Directorate's role in the mineral strategy. | Unni Garberg Special advisor, Directorate for Mineral Management |
| 11:40 | How can we facilitate value chains in Norway? The importance of minerals for companies - growth and life in rural and urban areas. | Anniken Hauglie NHO |
| 12:00 | Lunch and mingling. | |
| Bolk 2: Green mineral park | ||
| 13:00 | What's happening? Status from the licensees active on the Fens field. | Thor Bendik Weider Alf Reistad Albert Aasbø |
| 14:00 | Break with coffee and bites. | |
| 14:15 | What are the challenges and what is needed to ensure good development? Sofa conversation about keys and pitfalls. | Hans Kristian Lahus in conversation with Åslaug Sem Jacobsen, Truls Gulowsen and Anniken Hauglie |
| 14:45 | What will Nome look like in 20 years? How does Nome municipality respond to the government's mineral strategy? Green mineral park in Nome. | Kirsti Arvesen Nesheim Youth Council in Nome |
| 15:15 | Minerals in a regional context - value chains in Telemark. The county municipality summarizes the day. | Sven Tore Løkslid County Mayor, Telemark County Council |
| 15:30 | In summary, did Nome answer the challenge? | Linda Thorstensen Mayor of Nome, A |
| 16:00 | End of Tuesday's daily program. | |
| Time | Theme | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Mingle dinner with cultural flavors, kr. 800,- per participant. Maximum 50 seats. |
Wednesday, April 17
| Time | Theme | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Prelude to the day | ||
| 09:00 | Registration, coffee, biteti. | |
| 09:30 | Welcome to Wednesday's daily program. | Presenter: Trygve Ulset Senior advisor NHO, sustainability |
| Bolk 3: Energy | ||
| 09:35 | Energy in Telemark - what now for the industry in the area? | Terje Riis Johansen Telemark County Council |
| 10:00 | Power grid capacity - what does it take to realize a green mineral park in Nome? | Ellen Strøm Juliussen Sigrid Lauvik Lyngdal |
| 10:25 | Government policy for the development of critical mineral projects. | Tore Sandvik State Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries |
| 10:45 | Break with coffee and bites. | |
| Bolk 4: Thorium | ||
| 11:00 | Is the Fens field a radioactive pool? Radioactivity, gamma radiation and radon in the Fens field. | Sven Dahlgren County geologist, Telemark County Council |
| 11:30 | The last mine in Nome closed in 1965, after which mining waste has been a headache for the municipality and the state. What happens to the Søve waste? | Tore Ramsøy Project Manager Søve mines / Research Manager Radiation Protection and Physics, Department of Energy Technology |
| 11:45 | How do we deal with thorium in the Fens field? Advice and input from the professional community. | Yevgenia Tomkiv NMBU |
| 12:00 | Lunch and mingling. | |
| Unit 5: Minerals and the framework in Norway | ||
| 13:00 | The mineral industry in Norway. | Are Tomasgard LO secretary |
| 13:20 | Challenges and solutions related to the circular economy. | Einar Bratteng Advokatfirmaet Berngaard |
| 13:40 | This is how we boost the mineral industry. | Anita Hall Secretary General of the Norwegian Mining Industry |
| 14:00 | Break with coffee and bites. | |
| Unit 6: Ripple effects and consequences | ||
| 14:15 | Lessons learned from Google's establishment in Skien. | Monika Lønnebakke Business Manager, Skien Municipality |
| 14:35 | The EU has provided funding for the project Reesource: Unlocking the supply of rare earth elements in Europe through responsible, sustainable and decarbonized innovative technologies. | Carlos Escudero Head of department and project manager, Department of Energy Technology (IFE) |
| 14:45 | Project SUPREEMO(SUstainableEuroPean Rare Earth Elementsproduction value chain from PriMary Ores) is funded with EUR 7 million from the EU's Horizon Europe program. | Arne P. Ratvik Project manager SINTEF |
| 14:55 | MIN (Mineraler i Nome) think tank - the local business community, their interests, contributions and thoughts on green mineral park. | Pål Kleffelgård Head of Midt-Telemark and Nome Utvikling AS |
| 15:10 | The Sustainability Council has been working on what is important to people in Nome. What is their advice to the municipality and stakeholders about the green mineral park? | Kirsti Arvesen Nesheim Head of Fenssprocessen and municipal planning |
| 15:30 | Fens days 2024 - the professional days are coming to an end. What will we take with us? Questions and answers from the audience. Thank you for this year and welcome back in 2025. | Rune Engehult Municipal Director, Nome MunicipalityFridBerge Municipal Manager, Nome Municipality |
| 16:00 | End of Wednesday's daily program. | |
| Time | Theme | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Prelude to the evening | ||
| 16:30 | Dinner at Øvre Verket, kr. 700,- per participant. | |
| 18:00 | Welcome to the Wednesday evening program. | |
| Bolk 7: The fine line for development throughout Nome | ||
| 18:05 | What's happening? Short info from all licensees. | REE Minerals Rare Earth Norway Thorium Norway PTR exploration REE Mining AS |
| 18:35 | What do extraction rights mean for landowners? | Kjetil Vangen Section Manager Mineral Extraction Directorate for Mineral Management |
| 18:50 | Extraction of the state's minerals from a landowner perspective. In particular, the landowner's rights vis-à-vis the licensees of extraction rights. | Kjersti Schiøtz Thorud Lawyer MNA/Partner Tenden Advokatfirma ANS |
| 19:15 | People in Nome:
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| 19:35 | What does the municipality do? Where can you as a citizen be heard? Info from Nome municipality. | Kirsti Arvesen Nesheim Head of Fenssprocessen and municipal planning |
| 20:00 | End of Wednesday evening program. | |
Thursday, April 18
Children's Fens days
Daytime, 09:00 - 13:30
Ungdommens Fensdag - for secondary school students at Holla and Lunde 10-year-old schools
The hunt for Fensfeltet
Ulefoss community center
Evening hours, 18:00-20:00
At Nome Vgs. dept. Søve:
- "Into the volcano"
- Activities and exhibition
- Robot programming
- Acid testing of stone
- Magnetism
- Folk workshop
- Creator workshop
- Simulators
18:00
Fensfeltet guided tour for children and young people.
19:00
Fensfeltet guided tour.
The canteen is open and it will be possible to buy dinner and other refreshments.
These arrange:
Nome municipality
Nome VGS
Gea Norvegica UNESCO Geopark
You World Science Center
Telemark County Council
University of Southeastern Norway
Rare Earth Norway AS
Fens days 2024
Information and the latest news about the Fens days can be found at nome.komune.no.
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