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Carbon capture: from niche to pivotal


A Technip Energies perspective Rebecca Eason Head of Market CO2 Management, Technip Energies


Visualisation of NZT Power: gas-fired combined cycle power station with carbon capture (source: Net Zero Teesside Power)


Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) stands out as a pivotal technology in the effort to reduce emissions and meet ambitious net-zero targets. Once a niche solution, it has become a central strategy for the way we manage our climate and energy needs, both now and into the future. This transformative technology is reshaping how various industries approach carbon management, making it not just a feasible option but an essential component of modern energy approaches. Technip Energies is well positioned as a provider of carbon capture technology and decarbonisation solutions, enabling industries across the world to meet their emissions reduction targets. Carbon capture is an almost century-old technology; removal of CO2


from industrial gas


streams via amine stripping was first patented in 1930 but has historically been applied to relatively high CO2


stream would typically be vented to atmosphere as a waste product, or returned to oil and gas reservoirs, to boost production under enhanced oil recovery schemes.


as processing raw natural gas for sale. The captured CO2


Two concepts have formed the basis for the evolution of carbon capture into an effective climate-change mitigation tool and active business sector. First, the technology can be successfully adapted and applied to the majority of the world’s industries, which inherently have relatively dilute CO2


concentrations. Second,


the captured carbon can be permanently sequestered underground, preventing it from entering the atmosphere, or re-used to make useful products. Implementation of these


concentration sources, such


Are these projections a pipedream or grounded in reality? In 2014, SaskPower’s Boundary Dam coal fired plant in Canada became the first power station in the world to successfully implement CCUS at large scale, with a capture capacity of 1 million tonnes CO2 CO2


per year, using Shell’s CANSOLV®


capture system. This CCUS project is now celebrating ten years of continuous commercial operation, thereby helping SaskPower to meet strict Canadian regulations on CO2


thus retain its licence to operate. CANSOLV®


CO2 capture technology has


been tailored to meet the particular challenges of carbon capture for the power industry. It is well-suited for either retrofitting to existing


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concepts has led to the birth of CCUS as a commercial reality and essential part of the global net-zero trajectory.


The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that carbon capture will contribute


approximately 8% of cumulative global CO2 emissions reduction by 2050, and that it will make a larger contribution to CO2


mitigation


emissions, applying carbon capture to power generation is crucial for effective climate management. The IEA anticipates that by 2070, world electricity generation from fossil-fuelled and biomass power plants will still exceed 8600 TWh/y, with 100% of emissions from fossil-fuelled generation abated by CCUS and 48% of biomass- fuelled power.


than either hydrogen or biofuels under its “Sustainable Development Scenario”. Since the power industry is responsible for about 40% of global CO2


plants or including in greenfield developments. It uses a regenerable amine specifically


designed by Shell to capture up to 99% of CO2 from post-combustion streams, with a high purity CO2


product that is suitable for both permanent sequestration and for utilisation projects. CANSOLV®


CO2 achieves excellent


energy efficiency, low solvent volatility and minimal emissions, and demonstrates significant cost savings and operational performance enhancement when compared to standard monoethanolamine (MEA) approaches. Beyond the core capture technology, 50% or more of the CAPEX investment in a carbon capture project, and a significant volume of the execution complexity, lies outside the boundaries of the primary technology package. This is why Technip Energies and Shell Catalysts & Technologies work as an alliance, bringing together two leading companies for the energy transition. This collaboration combines cutting edge CANSOLV®


CO2 technology with project


management, standardised design, and integration and delivery expertise, with the aim of building much needed carbon capture systems that are reliable and affordable. Technip Energies and Shell Catalysts & Technologies have been working together since 2012, with a proven track record in reducing cost, facilitating execution, supporting reliable operations and making carbon capture accessible for every emitter.


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