Rolls-Royce, energy services provider Landmark and carbon dioxide specialist ASCO have teamed up to commission a 10-megawatt gas engine power plant with a carbon capture system in Worksop.
The first tankers carrying purified and liquefied CO2 have already been picked up from the site for use in the food industry to carbonate beverages such as beer and lemonade.
The CO2 is extracted from the exhaust gases of mtu gas engines – captured by a recovery system – processed, and liquefied. The plant will capture up to 30,000 tons of CO2 per year.
The power plant feeds electricity into the grid for around 10,000 households and helps to ensure its stability. The heat produced by the combined heat and power mtu plants will be used both for carbon capture processes and to supply heat to households in the surrounding area.
“Flexible carbon capture gas engine power plants are an important technology for ensuring a stable decentralized energy supply while reducing CO2 emissions,” explained Michael Stipa, senior vice president business development and product management stationary power solutions at Rolls-Royce Power Systems.
“This plant in Worksop is a great example of the future of sustainable energy and of a successful partnership between technology companies that want to make a difference.”
Rolls-Royce has supplied six highly efficient combined heat and power plants based on mtu Series 4000 L64FNER gas engines for the power plant in Worksop and will ensure the reliable operation of the plant for ten years under a maintenance contract.
The project is a joint venture with Victory Hill, a specialised investment company for sustainable energy infrastructure.
