CARBON CAPTURE
“ Carbon capture is a key technology to reach net-zero by 2050 ”
HELGE AASEN CEO , ELKEM
– precisely what is needed right now to rapidly decarbonise – not technological gambits with commercial viability decades away .”
Nonetheless , many countries are pressing ahead with CCUS . The UK Government , striving to be a ‘ global leader ’, aims to remove 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2030 .
Currently a number of advanced of advanced CCUS proposals are underway in the UK , spread across major industrial regions , including Scotland , Teesside , Yorkshire and Humber , the North West and
South Wales . The projects in the Humber region aim to be capable of capturing over 40 MtCO2 per year .
Carbon capture , usage and storage ( publishing . service . gov . uk )
Elkem to test silicon smelter capture Elkem will test the world ' s first carbon capture pilot for silicon smelters at its plant in Rana , Norway . The project , which has received financial support from Gassnova CLIMIT , is a follow-up to the company ' s recently launched climate roadmap to reduce emissions towards net zero while growing supplies to the green transition .
The carbon capture pilot is a collaboration between Elkem and Mo Industripark , SINTEF , Alcoa , Celsa , Ferroglobe , SMA Mineral ,
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