Linde Engineering (Pullach, Germany; www.linde-engineering.com) has signed an agreement with NEXTCHEM (Rome, Italy; www.nextchem.it) to provide carbon capture technology to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC; www.adnoc.ae) Hail and Ghasha project. Located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the project is one of the world’s largest offshore sour gas developments and aims to operate with net zero emissions.
Linde Engineering will provide its newest adsorption-based carbon capture solution HISORP® CC, to efficiently capture and purify carbon dioxide (CO2) for sequestration (CCS), significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the production process of natural gas and oil. In line with ADNOC’s strategy to reduce carbon emissions the project aims to capture 1.5 million tonnes per year (mtpa) of carbon dioxide and store underground.
Linde will supply their carbon capture technology plus the core units, working closely with NEXTCHEM, part of MAIRE Group, an internationally leading technology and engineering solutions provider from Italy.
“We are proud to be chosen as technology provider by NEXTCHEM for this international lighthouse project as it aligns with our commitment to support the decarbonization of energy production and industry,” said John van der Velden, Senior Vice President Global Sales & Technology at Linde Engineering.
Unlike chemical-based amine systems, Linde’s HISORP CC is an electrically-driven solution and is able to power the carbon capture process entirely with renewable energy. It combines pressure swing adsorption with cryogenic separation and compression to achieve CO2 capture rates of over 99%. The process does not require steam for regeneration, so this does not increase the carbon footprint.
