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42 Winter 2016 European Energy Innovation
CARBON CAPTURE & STORAGE
TCM ensures global progress of
carbon capture technologies
By Vegar Stokset
TCM and its owners, technology the U.S. and Norway on clean energy “TCM provides ION with tremendous
suppliers and other partners, technology development,” he said. opportunity for advancement of our
are making new and important technology. At the 12 MWe scale, TCM
progress at Mongstad on the ION Engineering, with funding from is a vital step in the scale-up process as
road towards making full-scale carbon the DOE, is the first project from ION continues to make positive strides
capture better and cheaper. DOE’s Carbon Capture program to be towards world-wide deployment of our
located at an international host site. CO2 capture technology at commercial
The unique Euro 650 million test facility TCM, adjacent to Statoil’s Mongstad scale facilities. We look forward to
in Norway has become a crucial test refinery in Norway, and owned by the working with the world-class team
ground for companies around the Norwegian state, Statoil, Shell and at TCM.”
globe. Close international collaboration Sasol, is the world’s largest and most
is key to succeed with making Carbon advanced carbon capture test facility. The purpose of the test campaign is to
Capture and Storage (CCS) one of the Work conducted at TCM will be funded demonstrate the performance of ION’s
three most important climate change through a $7.6 million award from the solvent by investigating amongst others
solutions, and representatives from DOE with a $6.7 million cost share energy consumption, CO2 loading,
US and Norwegian authorities were provided by TCM. corrosivity, degradation, water balance
present when American technology management and emissions.
vendor ION Engineering started its CLOSE US-NORWAY
ground-breaking test campaign at TCM COLLABORATION HIGH TRANSFER VALUE
a few weeks ago. “We are happy about the close Testing of CCS technology under
collaboration with the US Department industrial conditions like at TCM has
“This project represents a significant of Energy and very satisfied that ION significant transfer value for full-scale
step toward commercially deploying Engineering is starting their testing at CO2 capture plants. Relevant players in
carbon capture technologies that Mongstad. We will continue the close Norway and internationally now have
reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” said dialogue with DOE and hope to see a better foundation for planning and
Doug Hollett, DOE’s Principal Deputy more American technology companies building full-scale capture facilities at a
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy. headed for TCM in the future,” said Roy reduced price and with reduced risk.
Vardheim, Managing Director of TCM.
“It also embodies the importance of Alfred Brown, CEO and Chairman of TCM, which is currently in its fourth year
the ongoing collaboration between ION Engineering said: of operation and has a flexibility and
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