Company/Alliance: Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), Hydrogen energy
Location: UAE (United Arab Emeriates) Exact location is TBD
Feedstock: Natural Gas
Size: 420MW. 1.7 Mt/Yr of CO2 captured and stored.
Capture Technology: Pre-Combustion
CO2 Fate: EOR
Timing: Design and front-end engineering (2008); Engineering, Procurement and Construction (2009); Operation (2012)
Motivation/Economics: Increase Oil Production. UAE's Oil reserves are rapidly decreasing, An EOR project will increase production. The project is proposed to cost $2-3 Billion (US)
Comments: The UAE is one of the highest CO2 emitters in the world, producing 76 Mt/Yr. This project is targetted to dramatically reduce CO2 emissions by 40%. SNC-Lavalin, a Canadian engineering firm, completed the feasibility study at the end of 2007).
Project Link: Masdar and Hydrogen Energy press release (Jan 2008)
Other Sources and Press Release:
Middle East Business reports on UAE CCS project decision (Jan 2008)
UAE CCS press release (Jan 2008)
Arabian Business Press release (Jan 2008)
UAE begins groundbreaking CCS (March 2007)
