{"id":137184,"date":"2024-01-16T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T06:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=137184"},"modified":"2024-01-09T15:39:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:39:04","slug":"topsoe-selected-by-essar-to-provide-technology-for-360-million-carbon-capture-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/topsoe-selected-by-essar-to-provide-technology-for-360-million-carbon-capture-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Topsoe selected by Essar to provide technology for \u00a3360 million carbon capture project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/Landscape_road-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137200\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;width:768px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/Landscape_road-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/Landscape_road-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/Landscape_road-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/Landscape_road-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/Landscape_road-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/Landscape_road-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/Landscape_road-400x225.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Essar Oil UK (\u201cEssar\u201d) has selected Topsoe to provide its sustainable flue-gas treatment technology, SNOX<sup>TM<\/sup>, for Essar\u2019s planned \u00a3360 million Essar Energy Transition (\u201cEET&#8221;) Industrial Carbon Capture (\u201cICC\u201d) facility.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The carbon capture facility will be an integral part of Essar\u2019s Stanlow refinery in North West England.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Essar\u2019s carbon capture facility is expected to be operational by 2028, eliminating an estimated 1 million tons of CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0per year \u2013 the equivalent of taking 220,000 cars off the road.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The captured CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0will be permanently sequestered in depleted gas fields under the sea in Liverpool Bay.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Topsoe, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, has been selected by Essar Oil UK, a leading integrated downstream energy company, to be a technology licensor for its carbon capture facility, based in Stanlow, North West England.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topsoe will deliver its SNOX\u2122 technology for the removal of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, dust and other contaminants from the flue gas emitted in the production process. Topsoe\u2019s technology will be one of a number of integrated licensed solutions supporting Essar\u2019s plant, and will contribute to reducing their CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Elena Scaltritti, CCO, Topsoe, said:<\/strong> \u201cWe are thrilled to have been chosen as technology licensor for Essar Oil UK and support them in meeting their decarbonization targets. The agreement represents a landmark step for Topsoe\u2019s development in the United Kingdom, and we look forward to working with Essar on this important project, which is a great example of how the fossil industry can decarbonize itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deepak Maheshwari, CEO of Essar Oil UK, said:<\/strong> \u201cWe are ready to move into the next phase of Essar Oil UK\u2019s decarbonization strategy. With an investment of $1.2 billion, Essar Oil UK is positioned to be the world\u2019s first low carbon refinery. The industrial carbon capture facility, combined with our upcoming hydrogen fuel switching project, will reduce the refinery\u2019s CO<sub>2\u00a0<\/sub>emissions by 95%. Topsoe is a valuable partner in this endeavor. With Topsoe\u2019s SNOX\u2122 technology we are getting a well proven and highly sustainable flue-gas treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><br>What is SNOX\u2122?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With SNOX\u2122 technology, refineries, power plants, carbon black manufacture can remove sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulates and other contaminants from flue gases. The sulfur is recovered in the form of commercial grade concentrated sulfuric acid.\u00a0The SNOX\u2122process works\u00a0without any consumption of water and limestone, and without generating any waste or ocean discharge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>About Essar Oil UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Essar Oil (UK) Ltd is committed to playing a key role in the decarbonization of the UK economy, with ambitious plans to build an energy transition cluster in the North West of England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Essar Oil (UK) is transforming for tomorrow and is committed to becoming the UK\u2019s first low-carbon refinery at the heart of HyNet, the UK\u2019s leading industrial decarbonization cluster. It is investing $1.2 billion over the next five years to decarbonize its operations and targeting a 95% cut in emissions by 2030 through energy efficiency, carbon capture and fuel switching. This will deliver a 12.5% reduction of the North West\u2019s overall regional carbon emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial carbon capture will deliver an annual emissions reduction of ~1 million tons of CO<sub>2&nbsp;<\/sub>and hydrogen fuel switching from natural gas to EET Hydrogen low carbon hydrogen as a fuel source will deliver an additional annual emissions reduction of ~1 million tons of CO<sub>2<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This investment ensures the sustainability of this critical national asset, supporting high value employment and UK energy security resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Topsoe\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Topsoe\u00a0is a leading global provider of technology and solutions for the energy transition.\u00a0We combat climate change by helping our customers and partners achieve their decarbonization and emission reduction\u00a0goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on decades of scientific research and innovation, we offer world-leading solutions for&nbsp;transforming renewable resources into fuels and chemicals for a sustainable world, and for efficient&nbsp;and low-carbon&nbsp;fuel production and clean air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were founded in 1940 and are headquartered in Denmark, with over 2,800 employees serving customers all around the globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topsoe, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, has been selected by Essar Oil UK, a leading integrated downstream energy company, to be a technology licensor for its carbon capture facility, based in Stanlow, North West England. 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