{"id":30904,"date":"2023-01-20T12:33:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T11:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/?p=30904"},"modified":"2023-01-20T12:33:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T11:33:31","slug":"worlds-first-carbon-capture-pilot-for-smelters-inaugurated-in-mo-industrial-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/en\/worlds-first-carbon-capture-pilot-for-smelters-inaugurated-in-mo-industrial-park\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s first carbon capture pilot for smelters inaugurated in Mo Industrial Park"},"content":{"rendered":"
Today, the world\u2019s first carbon capture pilot for smelters has been officially inaugurated. The Mobile Test Unit (MTU), delivered by Aker Carbon Capture, is now connected to Elkem\u2019s plant in Mo Industrial Park, Mo i Rana, Norway, which produces high-purity ferrosilicon and microsilica.<\/strong><\/p>\n The carbon capture pilot testing is a collaboration between Elkem, Mo Industrial Park (Mo Industripark), SMA Mineral , SINTEF, Alcoa, Celsa Group, Ferroglobe PLC, Norcem AS, NorFraKalk AS, ACT Cluster and Aker Carbon Capture. With full-scale implementation, 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 can be captured from their combined emissions. In a couple of months, testing will commence at SMA Mineral.<\/p>\n Joined by more than 60 invitees, Amund Vik, State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, spoke at the ceremony:<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no doubt that we need CCUS to reach our climate targets. We need CCS in hard-to-abate industries to keep industrial jobs in Europe. This pilot will provide important learning related to CO2-capture in metal industries, and will be an important hub for other companies in the Industrial Park to test CO2-capture technology,\u201d says Deputy Minister Amund Vik.<\/p>\n Mo Industrial Park\u2019s CEO Arve Ulriksen says carbon capture is a perfect fit for Mo Industrial Park\u2019s vision of being a green industrial park of world class.<\/p>\n “Mo Industrial Park is one of Norway\u2019s largest industrial areas with a range of industrial actors. This makes it possible for the industry here to benefit from synergy effects and be a part of a circular economic cluster. This pilot, where carbon will be captured from two different locations simultaneously, is a good example of the possibilities in an industrial cluster like Mo Industrial Park\u201d, says Mo Industrial Park\u2019s CEO Arve Ulriksen.<\/p>\n