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OSLO, April 29 (Reuters) - Norwegian engineering company
Aker Solutions has had its carbon-capture technology
approved for use at Norcem's cement plant in Brevik, it said on
Wednesday.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is widely viewed as a
crucial technology to achieve emission reductions from the likes
of the cement industry, which accounts for about 7% of total CO2
emissions, according to the International Energy
Agency.
Aker Solutions' post-combustion technology will be used to
capture and liquefy 400,000 tonnes of CO2 a year at the plant
operated by Norcem, which is owned by Germany's HeidelbergCement
, the Norwegian company said.
The Brevik plan is part Norway's larger efforts to capture
CO2 emissions at several onshore installations and bury them
under the Norwegian continental shelf seabed.
Norway's Equinor, meanwhile, is developing
offshore CO2 storage in partnership with Total and
Shell, with a final investment decision expected by the
end of this year.
Norway is planning to fund part of the preliminary cost of
about 10 billion crowns ($963 million) for the carbon capture
and storage chain, which could help the country to meet its own
targets for CO2 reduction.
($1 = 10.3814 Norwegian crowns)
(Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis
Editing by David Goodman)