Company/Alliance: Phase 1: European CO2 Test Centre Mongstad (TCM) run by Statoil, DONG Energy, Hydro ASA, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Vattenfall AB, and Alstom. Phase 2: Statoil and Norwegian Government.
Location: Mongstad, Norway
Feedstock: Natural gas
Size: Combined Heat and Power Facility: 350 MW heat, 280 MW electricity, up to 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year captured and stored
Capture Technology: Post-combustion
CO2 Fate: Sequestration
Timing: Phase 1: Start-up of the cogeneration facility and pilot plant (2010) and Phase 2: operation of full scale plant (2014)
Motivation/Economics: The project will be developed in two phases to reduce technical and financial risk. Phase 1 includes capturing at least 80,000 tonnes of CO2 using chilled ammonia and 20,000 tonnes of CO2 with ammine technology. Statoil holds a 20% share and Vattenfall holds a 17% share in TCM. Phase 2 will fully capture all the 1.5 million tonnes of cabon dioxide emissions per year.
Comments: The emissions permit from the Norwegian Ministry of Environment requires that the development of the full scale CCS project proceed in parallel with the construction of the CHP plant. The goal of the TCM is to develop the most cost effective way to capture CO2 with post-combustion technology.
Project Link: Statoil Mongstad
Other Sources and Press Release:
Mongstad project overview presentation [PDF]
Carbon cooperation agreement at Mongstad (June 2007)
More oil firms join Statoil's Mongstad carbon test center (June 2007)
An important step towards CO2 capture at Mongstad (June 2007)
Technology development in Norway to reduce CO2 emissions (June 2007)
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage in Norway [PDF] (April 2007)
The Norwegian government and Statoil to develop a world class environmental power project at Mongstad (October 2006)
