CO280 has awarded the front end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a major carbon capture project to the joint venture between Aker Carbon Capture and SLB (SLB-ACC JV).
The project, taking place at a pulp and paper mill on the U.S. Gulf Coast, aims to reduce carbon emissions by 800,000 tons annually through the implementation of sustainable and cost-effective carbon dioxide removals (CDRs).
The partnership between CO280 and the joint venture of Aker and SLB brings together expertise from different sectors to tackle the pressing issue of carbon pollution. With the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract in place, the focus is now on developing a carbon capture facility that will have a tangible impact on reducing greenhouse gases.
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This agreement comes after the SLB-ACC JV and CO280 announced their partnership to advance major CDR initiatives in the pulp and paper sectors of the United States and Canada.
The pulp and paper industry in North America has the potential to remove up to 130 million tonnes of carbon annually. This can be achieved by capturing and permanently storing the CO2, resulting in negative emissions where more carbon dioxide is taken out of the atmosphere than is released during the industrial process.
Tapping into this potential for decarbonization, the partnership will make use of the SLB-ACC JV’s adaptable Just Catch™ 400 technology in the first stages of planning for the carbon capture facility at the pulp and paper mill.
This innovative technology enables the production of prefabricated carbon capture units, and the JV is currently effectively deploying Just Catch™ and Big Catch™ solutions at different industrial locations in the bioenergy, cement, and waste-to-energy sectors.
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Jonathan Rhone, the CEO of CO280, emphasized the importance of partnerships in reducing significant amounts of carbon emissions by 2030.
He commented, “We are proud of the partnerships we have established in both the pulp and paper industry and CDR markets and of our collaboration with the SLB-ACC JV as a key technology partner. By capturing and permanently storing biogenic CO2 at mills, we can unlock a vast carbon removal opportunity in the pulp and paper industry and scale up the CDR market.”
