Rolls-Royce, ASCO Carbon Dioxide Ltd (ASCO), and Landmark Power Holdings Limited (LMPH), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of developing scalable solutions for clean power generation involving carbon capture from mtu gas reciprocating engines. This strategic partnership will help enable power generation customers to achieve their net zero ambitions and marks another step towards addressing climate change.
Together, the companies aim to develop solutions to reuse carbon captured from mtu’s gas reciprocating engines.
Tobias Ostermaier, President Stationary Power Solutions at Rolls-Royce Power Systems, says, “Power generation is a growing market segment and an area of strategic focus for Rolls-Royce, where partnerships can help it grow its market position and broaden its power generation offering, as it aims to do. Rolls-Royce is committed to becoming a net zero company by 2050 and supporting customers to do the same.”
Capturing CO2 for food, Efuel, cement and plastic production
The plan is to make the captured CO2 available for use in various industries such as food production, Efuels, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), cement and plastic production. The captured CO2 will also be ready for transportation should permanent sequestration be preferred (storage).
The partnership brings together the collective expertise of three leading companies. Rolls-Royce is contributing its extensive experience and global network in the field of decentralised power generation to the cooperation through its Power Systems division with the mtu product portfolio. LMPH, a developer of high-efficiency Combined Heat and Power (CHP) projects, will contribute its patented FLEXPOWER PLUS® concept, combined with technical expertise and patented technologies. ASCO has over 50 years’ experience in developing and building carbon capture (or CO2-recovery) plants and will be providing valuable insights and solutions from the carbon capture industry.
Ostermaier said: “We are convinced that CO2 capture and storage systems in combination with our mtu gas gensets are an important building block on the way to Net Zero. As a complement to renewable energy sources, internal combustion engines can already provide clean, cost-effective and highly reliable power generation.”
Mick Avison, Founder and Managing Director of Landmark Power Holdings, said: “This partnership is an important milestone in our collective mission to combat climate change and promote clean energy practices.”
Ralph Spring, CEO of ASCO Carbon Dioxide, commented too: “We want to serve hard-to-abate industries with a cost-effective solution and this cooperation is a huge step in the right direction.”
First plant under construction in UK
The technology that will be used in the scalable solution is already showcased in a first- of-its-kind decarbonised flexible power generation and carbon capture plant currently under construction in Nottinghamshire in the UK. The plant is the first developed under the Landmark Power Holdings, FLEXPOWER PLUS® concept for flexible power generation with natural gas-powered mtu engines and ASCO carbon capture technology. The plant will support the UK electricity grid, providing power for those living in the area, and turning the resulting CO2 emissions into food-grade carbon dioxide.
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