Aker Carbon Capture and MAN Energy collaborate on CCUS

Aker Carbon Capture and MAN Energy Solutions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly pursue opportunities related to carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and CO₂ compression in the North American market. The agreement leverages MAN’s expertise in compressor technology and system integration, as well as Aker Carbon Capture’s proven amine technology and carbon capture products. The adoption of standardised and modularised solutions will contribute to drive scale through cost-efficient developments with optimised energy consumption and delivery time, said the companies.

The two companies are currently collaborating on delivering the world’s first carbon capture plant for the cement industry at Heidelberg Materials’ Brevik CCS project in Norway. 

“We are thrilled to expand our cooperation with MAN Energy Solutions to the North American market, where we see significant potential for CCUS to drive the transition towards net zero,” said Jonah Margulis, nead of North America at Aker Carbon Capture. “This agreement will strengthen our position to remove and reduce carbon emissions from industries and energy solutions, which is supported by strong incentives from the US Government.”

“We are delighted to work with ACC, which appreciates our comprehensive expertise in compressor solutions in general and in the area of CO₂ compression in particular. We feel encouraged by the high level of interest in our technical solution concepts that we are on the right path towards sustainable decarbonisation of the industries that have previously had particularly high emissions,” added Dr Marco Ernst, head of sales and project management CCS at MAN Energy Solutions.

North America is one of the leading regions for CCUS globally, with a large number of projects under development and in operation. According to Rystad Energy, the total volume of CO₂ captured could reach 200Mta, which is twice the size of the current European market.