Waste-management and recycling company Cory Group (London) has announced a strategic partnership with Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Technip Energies on its planned carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
Cory is aiming to be net zero by 2030, and capturing the carbon dioxide from the non-recyclable waste it processes is central to achieving this. Its proposed CCS project will use Shell’s cutting-edge CANSOLV CO2 Capture System to capture the CO2 emitted at its Riverside 1 and Riverside 2 energy-from-waste (EfW) plants in Southeast London. Once complete, the project will capture approximately 1.4 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030.
The company’s CCS plans are well advanced, and it has already partnered with the Viking consortium, led by Harbour Energy, Associated British Ports (ABP) and bp, to develop a CO2 shipping solution which would see the captured CO2 transported by ship to ABP’s Port of Immingham before permanent storage under the North Sea. This has the potential to be the first project in the UK to ship CO2, rather than transporting it via a pipeline, thereby helping to develop international opportunities for the UK and opening up decarbonisation routes for other coastal and river-based CO2 emitters in the UK.
Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Technip Energies were selected as project partners because of their extensive expertise and strong track record in CCS. Technip Energies is a world leading engineering and technology provider for the energy transition with expertise in project delivery and technology integration. The company has a long-lasting alliance with Shell Catalysts & Technologies for the CANSOLV technology which offers several significant benefits, including low operating costs, high capture rate, and adaptability to various gas flow rates and CO2 concentrations. The technology has been selected for multiple projects and is operating at:
- SaskPower Boundary Dam, Saskatchewan, Canada: over 5 million tonnes of CO2 captured since 2014; and
- Brother/LANXESS, South Africa: capturing 170 tons per day of high-purity CO2 since 2013.
Chris Girdham, Development Director at Cory, said: “We have ambitious plans to deliver an end-to-end solution for capturing, transporting and storing CO2, and having the right partners for this project is vital. By working with Shell and Technip we are bringing on board industry leaders with proven expertise in carbon capture, who will help us to make a material and positive impact on achieving our clients’, London’s and the UK’s net zero targets.”
Nick Flinn, VP Decarbonisation Technologies, Shell Catalysts & Technologies, said: “Our CANSOLV technology offers cutting-edge performance to industrial emitters who are looking to cut their carbon footprint. We are delighted to be working with Cory on this industry-leading project, and to help them decarbonise the waste they process for communities and businesses in the South East of the UK.”
Christophe Malaurie, SVP Decarbonisation Solutions of Technip Energies, commented: “We are delighted to contribute to Cory’s net-zero ambition by capturing the carbon dioxide from the non-recyclable waste it processes. We will leverage our leadership in carbon capture projects and our strategic alliance with Shell Catalysts & Technologies on the CANSOLV carbon capture technology.”