Aker Carbon Capture

Regulatory Filings • Dec 22, 2020

Aker Carbon Capture awards contract to Aker Solutions for Brevik carbon capture project

Aker Carbon Capture awards contract to Aker Solutions for Brevik carbon capture project

Aker Carbon Capture has awarded Aker Solutions a contract for engineering, procurement and management assistance services to realise the carbon capture plant at the Brevik cement factory in southern Norway.

The plant will become the world’s first large-scale capture plant at a cement producer, capturing some 400,000 metric tonnes of CO2 annually. The carbon capture project is part of the Norwegian government’s Longship demonstration project to realise the full value chain for carbon capture and storage. Aker Carbon Capture is delivering the complete carbon capture plant to the project, applying its proprietary and patented technology.

“We are pleased to have Aker Solutions supporting Aker Carbon Capture in this ground-breaking project, reflecting the partnership set-up and mindset between the companies,” says Valborg Lundegaard, chief executive officer of Aker Carbon Capture.

Aker Solutions expects around 100 employees will be involved in delivering these services. The project includes deliveries from the company's offices in Fornebu and Mumbai, with most of the work being performed in Norway.

“This is a key step for Aker Solutions’ strategy to be the supplier that enables customers and societies to accelerate the transition to more sustainable industry activities. Through close collaboration we will complement Aker Carbon Capture in their role as main contractor and specialists on CCS technology,” says Kjetel Digre, chief executive officer of Aker Solutions.

Aker Carbon Capture is responsible for the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) delivery to Norcem HeidelbergCement of a complete plant for capture, intermittent storage and offloading of CO2, with integrated waste-heat recovery. The plant, which is scheduled to be in operation in 2024, will be the first time an industrial scale carbon capture plant is applied at a cement factory anywhere in the world.

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