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CARBON CAPTURE & STORAGE
design which allows suppliers to test patents so results and experience from as well as authorities.
using flue gas from gas power plants these campaigns can be freely shared.
and flue gas from the cracker at the For every technology that has been INTERNATIONAL TEST CENTER
Mongstad refinery. This makes TCM a tested, the results and feedback from NETWORK
unique arena in a global context for the players show that there have been Formed in 2012, at the initiative of
targeted testing, development and significant technology improvements. TCM and National Carbon Capture
qualification of technology. Center/Southern (US), ITCN facilitates
TCM is also in a league of its own knowledge-sharing among carbon
TCM is unique in a myriad of ways, as regards equipment. It is a high- capture test facilities around the
including its scale, flexibility and standard 24/7 operations plant at world. The NCCC currently chairs and
organisation. At TCM, suppliers can industrial scale, with 4000 online operates the ITCN with DOE’s Office
conduct tests that are relevant for both instruments, workshop, offices, lab, and of Fossil Energy, a role previously held
coal-fired and gas-fired power plants, onsite staff. The facility also provides by Technology Centre Mongstad of
as well as refineries and other industrial a flexibility that makes it possible to Norway.
activities. There are no other test optimise and verify models over a
centres of TCM’s size that are openly broad area. ITCN now includes: TCM, NCCC
available for international players and (USA), CO2CRC, Australia, CSIRO
that have the flexibility to test different Knowledge sharing is an important (Commonwealth Scientific and
technologies. aspect of TCM’s activities, both via Industrial Research Organization),
the owner companies, technology Australia, CERI (Huaneng Clean Energy
KNOWLEDGE BENEFITS THE ENTIRE suppliers and in open forums. Much of Research Institute), China, KIER (Korea
WORLD the work carried out at TCM has been Institute of Energy Research), Korea,
In addition to the test campaigns shared at international conferences, SaskPower, Canada, SINTEF Norway
carried out by the technology with networks and in research papers and UKCCSRC, United Kingdom.
companies Aker Solutions, Alstom that are available to the general public.
(now GE), Shell Cansolv, Carbon Clean Overall, TCM has provided substantial
Solutions and ION (ongoing), the The test results have provided new contributions towards maturing carbon
owners have also carried out their own knowledge and expertise development capture technologies, and has thus
test campaigns via TCM based on the that benefit sub-suppliers, Norwegian helped strengthen the likelihood of
MEA solvent. MEA is not protected by and international research institutions, global application of a climate measure
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