CCS: CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad Update August 2010

The last additions to Mongstad's skyline are two 30 metres tall desorber towers where CO2 and the amines (solvent used) will be separated after the capture process.

The construction site at Mongstad is changing radically these days. So far it has predominately consisted of concrete foundations and large concrete structures and towers - among two absorber towers of 62 metres and 30 metres.

These days the large pre-fabricated steel structures are being installed, and the area is taking the shape of an industrial plant.

The construction of the Technology Centre Mongstad is now halfway complete, and it is on track to start operating by early 2012.

TCM will test two different technologies, from Aker Clean Carbon and Alstom, respectively, for capture of CO2 from two flue gas sources with different CO2 content. The objective of the testing is in part to qualify the technologies for large-scale cleaning of exhaust gas, while simultaneously developing cost-effective technology solutions.

Technology Centre Mongstad is the world's largest facility for testing and improving CO2 capture. Knowledge gained will prepare the ground for CO2 capture initiatives to combat climate change. TCM is a joint venture between the Norwegian state, Statoil, Shell and Sasol

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