A new plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the production process of natural gas and oil, is due to be carried out by Linde Engineering. This will be made possible through Linde providing their newest absorption-based carbon capture solution HISORP® CC to the project.

This new and innovative carbon capture solution, HISORP® CC, is designed to efficiently capture and purify carbon dioxide, so that it can go into sequestration.

Linde is well-known as a leading global industrial gases and engineering company, whose 2023 sales reached $33 billion. They provide ‘high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.’

Right now, Linde serves a multitude of end markets and this list includes, chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing and finally, metals and mining. Alongside this, Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are currently utilised by a variety of applications, such as the production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems, which have been proven to be extremely important to the energy transition, as well as, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity and speciality gases for electronics.

This new project which Linde will now be involved with, is based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and it is one of the largest offshore sour gas developments in the world. Moreover, the project also aims to operate with net zero emissions and further to this, aligning with ADNOC’S strategy to reduce carbon emissions, another aim of the project is to capture 1.5 million tonnes per year (mtpa) of carbon dioxide, which will then go on to be stored underground.

Through their agreement to be involved with this project, it has been decided that Linde will provide their carbon capture technology, plus their core units, whilst they are working closely with NEXTCHEM, which is part of the MAIRE Group. This company, MAIRE Group is an internationally leading technology and engineering solutions provider, who is from Italy.

The reason why the project opted for Linde’s HISORP® CC, is because, unlike chemical-based amine systems, Linde’s system is an electrically-driven solution which is capable of powering the carbon capture process entirely with renewable energy. The system combines pressure swing absorption with cryogenic separation and compression to accomplish CO2 capture rates of more than 99%. Performing this process does not need steam for regeneration, so therefore, this process avoids increasing the carbon footprint.

Senior Vice President Global Sales & Technology at Linde Engineering, John van der Velden, commented, “We are proud to be chosen as technology provider by NEXTCHEM for this international lighthouse project as it aligns with our commitment to support the decarbonization of energy production and industry. Our HISORP® CC technology, implemented in this world-scale project, is contributing towards ADNOC’s goal of net zero emissions.”