First fully commercial CCSU plant launches capturing CO2 at $30/ton
Carbon Clean Solutions Ltd. (CCSL) has launched a new project that will see more than 60 MMt of CO2 captured from the 10 megawatt coal-fired power station based near Chennai, India. Post-start up, the power station is set to become a zero-emission plant.
The ground-breaking project, believed to be the first of its kind, is privately financed and will capture CO2 at just $30/ton, much lower than the $60/ton – 90/ton capture costs typically observed in the global power sector.
The captured CO2 will then be used by Indian firm, Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals & Fertilizers (TACFL), for soda ash production.
The launch follows the successful completion of CCSL’s pilot testing program at Technology Centre Mongstad, the world’s largest and most advanced facility for testing and improving CO2 capture, in May.
The pilot yielded results that showed that use of CCSL’s solvent dramatically reduced emission levels and lowered corrosion, while improving system reliability.
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