Installation and operation of the MTU (Mobile test Unit) pilot unit at the Volos plant

par Solène Fovelle | Oct 27, 2023 | Milestone

During the period January-September 2023, the HERACLES team carried out the authorisation procedures for the installation and operation of the MTU pilot unit at the Volos plant. The HERACLES team worked with its partners on on-site flue gas characterisation and on the...

Presenting the AURORA project at the CO2GeoNet Open Forum Conference in Venice, Italy

par Solène Fovelle | Oct 3, 2023 | Event

SINTEF was invited by the AURORA partner Sapienza University who is in the Secretariat of CO2GeoNet Open Forum, to give a presentation about CCS chains activities in the AURORA project. CO2GeoNet is the European scientific body on CO2 geological storage and they...

CINEA cluster event – Public perception and business models

par Solène Fovelle | Sep 30, 2023 | Cluster event

The AURORA project will take part in the technical workshop on “Public perception and business models” in Brussels on November 14, 2023. The joint event, organised by the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) & Alternative Fuels Horizon 2020/Horizon...

Abstract – TCCS-12: Towards understanding CESAR1 degradation

par Solène Fovelle | Sep 7, 2023 | Conference Abstracts

Ethanolamine (MEA), a water-based solvent, has long been considered the “benchmark” solvent for post-combustion CO₂ capture. This is not because it is the best-performing solvent—it has relatively high energy requirements and is chemically unstable compared to newer...

Abstract – TCCS-12: “AURORA – ACCELERATED DEPLOYMENT OF INTEGRATED CCUS CHAINS BASED ON SOLVENT CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY”

par Solène Fovelle | Sep 7, 2023 | Conference Abstracts

AURORA, short for “Accelerated Deployment of Integrated CCUS Chains Based on Solvent Capture Technology”, is a major research and innovation project funded under the Horizon Europe program. Launched in January 2023, the project runs for three and a half...