Carbon Clean, a global leader in cost-effective carbon capture solutions, has been awarded the contract to supply carbon capture equipment for Ørsted’s FlagshipONE eMethanol project in Sweden.
The project involves the production of 50,000 tonnes of eMethanol per year for the shipping industry, which is responsible for about 3% of global carbon emissions.
Carbon Clean’s technology will capture 70,000 tonnes per year of biogenic carbon dioxide from a biomass-fired combined heat and power plant in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The captured carbon dioxide will then be combined with renewable hydrogen to produce eMethanol, which is widely believed to be the best scalable green shipping fuel for the next decade.
Aniruddha Sharma, Chair and CEO of Carbon Clean, said:
“The FlagshipONE project not only demonstrates the role carbon capture must play in decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors, such as shipping, but also that the technology is ready and there is absolute confidence in our ability to deliver at scale.
“We speak often about the storage of captured carbon, but this project is a perfect example of utilisation – the ‘U’ in CCUS – and we are thrilled to be working alongside Ørsted to deliver this project.”
Anders Nordstrøm, COO of Ørsted P2X, said:
“FlagshipONE is a milestone project for Ørsted and for the decarbonisation of the maritime industry – and we’re very happy to be working with Carbon Clean, as we embark on the journey to transform global shipping.”
The carbon capture plant will use Carbon Clean’s proprietary CDRMax technology, which has a best-in-class environmental footprint, high stability, low corrosivity, and low regeneration energy requirements. The modular design of the plant will allow for ease of construction and future replication, and the majority of components will be fabricated and sourced from Europe, helping to develop a large European supply chain base.
FlagshipONE is Ørsted’s first commercial-scale Power-to-X facility and is an important steppingstone towards the company’s ambition of taking a leading position in renewable hydrogen and green fuels. The carbon capture plant is expected to be operational in 2025, following off-site testing, with modules transported and assembled on site in autumn 2024.