Piston power | Gas engine with CCS goes commercial


Rolls-Royce, energy services provider Landmark Power Holdings and carbon dioxide specialist ASCO have successfully commissioned a 10 MW piston engine based CHP plant equipped with a carbon capture system (see site photo below). Located near Worksop, UK, tankers from the site have delivered purified and liquefied CO2


carbonation of drinks.


, up to 30 000 t/y, is extracted from the exhaust gases of six mtu gas engines at the site, captured by a recovery system, processed, and liquefied.


The CO2 for


The heat produced by the combined heat and power plant is used both for carbon capture and to supply heat to households in the surrounding area.


“Flexible carbon capture gas engine power plants are an important technology for ensuring a stable decentralised energy supply while reducing CO2


emissions,” said Michael Stipa,


Senior Vice President Business Development and Product Management Stationary Power Solutions at Rolls-Royce Power Systems.


Rolls-Royce has supplied six mtu Series 4000 L64FNER gas engines for the power plant, and also has a ten year maintenance contract. ASCO CO2


is responsible for the carbon


capture part of the scheme, while Landmark (founder and CEO, Mick Avison) has developed and will operate the power plant. The project is a joint venture with Victory Hill, a specialist investment company for sustainable energy infrastructure.


The Worksop facility is the first project to employ the FLEXPOWER PLUS™ concept developed by Landmark, which is designed for flexible power generation using mtu gas engines with improved energy efficiency, and ASCO CO2


.


The partnership focuses on the development and distribution of scalable containerised solutions for clean power and heat generation that integrate carbon recovery technologies. “Captured CO2


is an additional source of


Photo: Rolls-Royce/ Landmark/ASCO


revenue and a valuable resource for various industries, including food products, synthetic fuels, sustainable aviation fuels, and more,” said Ralph Spring, MD of ASCO CO2


Ltd. Shipping power to Iraq


Turkey based Karpowership (owned by Karadeniz Holding) is supplying piston engine generated power to Iraq from two power ships, total generating capacity 590 MW, with the aim of strengthening the country’s energy security. The power ships, deployed to the Khor Al Zubair and Umm Qasr ports in Basra, entered operation in August 2025. They are multi-fuel-enabled and entirely self- contained, providing a “cost-effective, rapidly deployable solution thatids the lengthy construction timelines of land-based power infrastructure,” says Karpowership.


Photo: Karpowership


Everllence dual-fuel engines to stabilise Mauritania power supply


Under a contract from China National Electric Engineering Co Ltd (CNEEC), Everllence is supplying four high-efficiency fuel-flexible 18V51/60DF engines for a new power plant in Nouakchott, Mauritania’s capital. The 74 MW facility is “set to play a key role in closing the existing gap in the country’s electricity supply”, says Everllence.


Everllence attributes the project’s exceptionally short delivery times to production planning at an early stage and its close collaboration with both EPC contractor and end user.


Fast delivery is crucial given Mauritania’s urgent energy needs, notes Everllence. Commissioning is planned to be completed by


late 2026.


The new piston based power plant will be operated by SOMELEC, Mauritania’s national utility, which plans to build additional facilities to gradually meet the country’s growing electricity demand.


“Everllence is making a vital contribution to stabilising Mauritania’s energy supply with this


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power plant,” remarked Ghassan Saab, Head of Power, Region MEA at Everllence, noting that Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions) “has realised power plants in more than 30 African countries, contributing over 2.5 GW of installed capacity to the continent.”


Martin Chmiela, Head of Power, Asia Pacific at Everllence, said: “Our dual-fuel engines offer maximum fuel flexibility” and “can seamlessly switch between fuels without compromising performance.”


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