Aker Solutions to perform world's first tests for capture of CO2 from cement industry
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
16 May 2013 - Aker Solutions has won a contract to test and study the capture of
carbon dioxide (CO(2)) from flue gas emitted by the cement industry. The award
from Norcem, in cooperation with the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA)
marks the first time technology to capture CO(2) is used at a cement production
plant.
Aker Solutions will perform long-term testing on the actual flue gas to select
optimum chemical solvent for high content CO(2) flue gas at Norcem's plant in
Brevik, Norway. Tests will be performed with Aker Solutions' in-house developed
Mobile Test Unit (MTU). The MTU is a fully fledged CO(2) capture plant that
includes all processes and functions you will find in a large scale commercial
plant.
The project results will provide Norcem and its parent company HeidelbergCement,
valuable information for future decision-making on reduction in CO(2) emissions,
and help the European cement industry understand the use of technology for
future full-scale CO(2) capture from cement production plants.
"The cement industry is a major emitter of CO(2) and there is a potential to
reduce emissions substantially," says Henning Østvig, Head of Front End &
Technology in Aker Solutions. "We really look forward to working with Norcem,
HeidelbergCement and ECRA in this important forward-looking project."
"HeidelbergCement and Norcem have already taken major steps in reducing the
emissions of CO(2) from the production of cement," says Per Brevik, Director
Alternative Fuels at HeidelbergCement Northern Europe. "The next important step
is CO(2)-capture. We look forward to testing the technology together with Aker
Solutions."
The cement industry aligns strategy and practical testing and project experience
through ECRA, whose mission is to advance innovation in the cement industry
within the context of sustainable development and to communicate the latest
knowledge and research findings in cement and concrete technology. With a
membership of over 40 leading cement producers worldwide, ECRA supports and
conducts research activities on the production of cement.
ECRA members picked Norcem Brevik as the site for ECRA operational CO(2)-capture
test project. The project is supported and partly financed by the CLIMIT
programme, which is managed by Gassnova in cooperation with the Research Council
of Norway.
Aker Solutions has developed CO(2)-technology solutions since the early 1990s. A
separate company, Aker Clean Carbon, was established in 2007 as a company under
Aker ASA to commercialise carbon capture technology. Aker Solutions took full
ownership of Aker Clean Carbon in 2012 and carbon capture and storage activities
are an integrated part of Aker Solutions.
The contract value is undisclosed.
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Suppliers:
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project, please visit www.akersolutions.com/suppliers
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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
28 000 people in more than 30 countries. We apply the knowledge and create and
use technologies that deliver our 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 2012 Aker Solutions had aggregated
annual revenues of approximately NOK 45 billion. The company is listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange.
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subject to our disclaimer, see www.akersolutions.com.
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