Imagine a giant vacuum cleaner for factories that catches CO2 before it hits the air, but uses a special eco-friendly liquid instead of harsh chemicals. It also acts like a heat recycler, catching wasted warmth to save on energy bills. This system makes it cheaper and cleaner to scrub the air, especially for plants that burn organic materials.
High costs, toxic solvent emissions, and corrosive flue gases make carbon capture too expensive and risky for heavy industry. Companies struggle to reach Net Zero without destroying their operational margins.
A BECCS system featuring a green amino acid-based solvent and a Heat Pipe Condensing Economiser (HPCE) for heat recovery and pollutant removal.
If you are a CHP plant operator dealing with high carbon taxes — this project developed a BECCS system that captures >90% of CO2 and reduces total costs to <70 €/tavoidedCO2. This can prevent >18,000 tCO2/y emissions in a demo plant.
If you are a steel manufacturer dealing with hard-to-abate emissions — this project developed a replicable carbon capture technology that targets costs <80 €/t for steel plants. It can prevent approximately 80,000 tCO2/y emissions in a replicability demo case.
If you are a chemical company dealing with toxic solvent emissions — this project developed a green, amino acid-based solvent that reduces harmful compound emissions by 50% and lowers make-up costs by 3-8%.
The technology targets a total cost reduction to <70 €/tavoidedCO2 for CHP plants and <80 €/t for steel plants.
The technology is being validated at TRL7 in two pilots: a semi-industrial plant at SINTEF’s CO2Lab and a mobile testing unit at SOSVAV’s CHP plant in Italy.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, but the project involves 6 industrial partners who may hold or utilize the resulting IP.
It uses a Heat Pipe Condensing Economiser (HPCE) to remove acidic pollutants and recover heat, which provides 12% energy savings and lowers OPEX by 6%.
The project studies biomass availability, EU storage hubs, and carbon credits to provide policy briefs for sustainable BECCS development.
The consortium is heavily industry-weighted with 6 industrial partners (46% of the group) and 13 total partners across 6 countries. This high industrial ratio, combined with the presence of research centers like SINTEF, suggests a strong focus on commercial viability and practical deployment rather than just theoretical research.
Contact SINTEF AS in Norway for technical specifications on the CO2Lab pilots.
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