Aker Solutions celebrates opening of carbon capture plant at Mongstad
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
7 May 2012 - Aker Solution today celebrates the official opening of the carbon
capture plant at CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad, which forms a basis for further
development of its proprietary carbon capture technology.
The Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will today make the official
opening at CET 1400. Aker Solutions has designed and delivered the amine plant,
which is one of the two plants at the centre. The start-up of the amine plant is
an important milestone for Aker Solutions.
After several years of research and development, the capture technology shall
now be tested and verified in a large plant. The main objectives are to verify
operational parameters (performance data) and to increase the technical and
economical knowledge regarding operation of an industrial scale plant.
"This is a great day for Aker Solutions. The cooperation between Gassnova and
all the TCM partners during the engineering and construction period has been
positive. We are now ready for start-up, and we look forward to demonstrating
good performance data," says Valborg Lundegaard, head of Engineering in Aker
Solutions.
Aker Solutions has a long track record regarding CO2 handling. In 1996 the CO2
injection platform for the Sleipner field was delivered and in 1998 the first
pilot plant in Norway for CO2 removal from flue gas was delivered and tested.
In 2007 Aker Clean Carbon was established to focus on development and
commercialisation of the carbon capture technology. Based on extensive research
and development an energy reduction of about 30 per cent has been achieved,
including minimum disposal of plant emissions. The technical solutions and
improvements have been tested in pilots and qualified by DNV and now these
solutions shall be tested further in the large scale plant at Mongstad.
About CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM)
The Technology Centre is the world's largest facility for testing and
improvement of carbon capture technologies, a crucial part of the Carbon Capture
and Storage system (CCS). TCM DA is a joint company between Gassnova (on behalf
of the Norwegian government), Statoil, Shell and Sasol. The Centre comprises two
different post combustion technologies, where Aker Solutions, via its daughter
company Aker Clean Carbon, has delivered one the two, the amine plant.
The amine plant at Mongstad
The contract for design and construction of the amine plant was signed in 2009.
The plant has incorporated great flexibilities and several new features have
been included:
* Improved amines (less degradation and reduced energy demand)
* Minimum emission system
* Rectangular concrete column, slip-form construction
* Energy saver
* Two alternative desorbers and reboilers
* Amine reclaimer system
A modular construction philosophy was selected for the project execution. The
plant layout was arranged into segments or modules that could be completed at a
work shop or yard. Most of the modules was constructed and completed by Kvaerner
at its yard at Stord, Norway. The modules were transported on barges for final
installation at Mongstad. This construction and installation philosophy has been
very effective and successful. The plant was completed mechanically in June
2011 and was followed by commissioning and start-up activities.
The amine plant is designed for a capture capacity of about 80 000 tonnes per
annum. The plant is connected to two different flue gas sources; the combined
heat and power plant (CHP) with a flue gas CO2 concentration of 3.5 volume per
cent and the refinery cracker (RCC) with a concentration of 12.9 volume per
cent. The latter gas composition is very similar to flue gas from coal fired
power stations.
A test programme for standard amine (MEA) and performance tests are planned
before July. After these planned activities, Aker Solutions shall execute a
comprehensive test programme over 14 months. As part of this programme, the
mobile test unit (MTU) will be utilised and operated in parallel with the larger
plant at Mongstad. This will give increased flexibility in the test programme. A
detailed test programme is established for the two different flue gases, several
amine solvents shall be tested and several measurements campaigns are planned.
Carbon Capture in Aker Solutions
Aker Solutions has for almost 20 years developed and tested technologies for CO2
handling and carbon capture. The company has selected the post combustion
(amine) technology to be the most mature and competitive technology for carbon
capture from fossil fuel power plants and other industrial emitters. The carbon
capture competence was transferred to a separate company (Aker Clean Carbon),
which in 2008 started testing on flue gas from gas power in a larger mobile test
unit (MTU) in Stavanger, and later carbon capture from a coal fired power
station at Longannet in Scotland for two years. The MTU was then moved to the
national test centre in Alabama, USA for further testing on flue gas from a coal
power plant. The MTU has achieved more than 15 000 operating hours so far and is
now on the way to Mongstad for further testing at the Technology Centre. The
permanent amine plant at Mongstad has a capacity which is about 45 times larger
than for the MTU.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Media:
Geir Arne Drangeid, Chief Communications Officer, Aker Solutions. Tel:
+47 67 51 30 36, Mob: +47 913 10 458, E-mail:
geir.arne.drangeid(at)akersolutions.com
Investor relations:
Astrid Thommesen Sæbø, Vice President Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel:
+47 22 94 63 37, Mob: +47 48 17 00 35, E-mail:
astrid.thommesen.saebo(at)akersolutions.com
Suppliers:
For further information about sourcing and potential subcontracts for this
project, please visit www.akersolutions.com/suppliers
Career opportunities:
Visit http://www.akersolutions.com/careers
Aker Solutions provides oilfield products, systems and services for customers in
the oil and gas industry world-wide. The company's knowledge and technologies
span from reservoir to production and through the life of a field.
Aker Solutions brings together engineering and technologies for oil and gas
drilling, field development and production. The company employs approximately
23 500 people in more than 30 countries. They apply the knowledge and create and
use technologies that deliver their customers' solutions.
Aker Solutions ASA is the parent company in the group, which consists of a
number of separate legal entities. Aker Solutions is used as the common brand
and trademark for most of these entities. In 2011 Aker Solutions had aggregated
annual revenues of approximately NOK 36.5 billion. The company is listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange.
This press release may include forward-looking information or statements and is
subject to our disclaimer, see www.akersolutions.com.
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