The Klemetsrud project is the first of its kind globally for a waste-to-energy plant.

The project is funded by Gassnova, the state enterprise that supports the development and demonstration of technologies to capture carbon dioxide.

The test will be a key element in qualifying Aker’s amine-based CO2 capture technology for commercial application at waste-to-energy plants globally.

There are about 450 such plants in operation in Europe and about 700 globally.

The test will be conducted using the company's mobile test unit for carbon capture.

The gas released from Klemetsrud contains about 10% CO2 and is treated in several steps before it enters the mobile unit.

Klemetsrud, which gets a majority of its feedstock from biomass, emits about 300,000t of CO2 per year.

Aker expects to capture some 90% of CO2.

Separately, the company has won a front end engineering design contract from Statoil for the Trestakk field tie-in to the Asgard A production vessel in the Norwegian Sea and separate concept study order for a low well-pressure project at Asgard A.

Both contracts have engineering, procurement, construction and installation services option.

The company will also complete a concept study for a floating production, storage and offloading facility for the Johan Castberg oil field development in the Barents Sea, following on from an engineering contract it was awarded by Statoil in 2013.

"We've worked with Statoil for two years on finding a cost-effective solution that will enable development of this strategically important oil field in northern Norway," Aker Norway boss Per Harald Kongelf said.

He said costs have come down considerably for the development.

The Statoil-operated Johan Castberg field is located about 240 kilometres north-west of Hammerfest.