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Svante to Test Groundbreaking Carbon Capture Filter Technology at TCM

Svante’s filter process technology for industrial point-source carbon capture will be tested at TCM’s world-class facility.

September 18, 2024

September 18, 2024

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MONGSTAD, NORWAY & VANCOUVER, CANADA, September 18, 2024

Leading Canadian carbon capture and removal solutions provider, Svante Technologies Inc. (Svante), and Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) in Norway, today announce that Svante’s filter process technology for industrial point-source carbon capture will be tested at TCM’s world-class facility. The test campaign is scheduled to begin in October this year.

Svante’s objective is to further validate the performance of its nanoengineered filters for industrial carbon capture. The company aims to demonstrate its material stability and low emission profile through parametric testing with flue gas from the Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracker (RFCC) unit at Equinor’s Mongstad refinery.

Svante has previously demonstrated its solid sorbent-based carbon capture technology in pilot projects targeting secondary emissions from cement and natural gas boiler applications. To further validate its technology as a sustainable solution for industrial carbon capture, Svante has chosen TCM as its third-party testing partner, leveraging TCM’s unmatched ability to detect secondary fugitive emissions. Along with testing Svante’s filters using RFCC flue gas, TCM will evaluate the technology for other industrial applications by increasing the contaminant levels in the gas to simulate other harsh industrial emissions sources.

Validating the stability of Svante’s technology under rigorous testing conditions will underscore the resilience of the company’s filters against flue gas impurities like SOx and NOx, while highlighting their outstanding emissions performance. These test results have the potential to eliminate the need for pre-flue gas cleaning, paving the way for substantial cost savings in carbon capture operations.

“TCM’s advanced analytical capabilities, especially in detecting emissions to air, make them a key partner for this project. This collaboration enables us to validate that our technology operates without harmful chemical fugitive emissions. Using non-toxic sorbents and preventing secondary emissions are critical steps for scaling carbon capture globally. We’re confident that, together with TCM, we can demonstrate this for the Svante process,” said Mark Claessen, Senior Vice President of Growth and Project Delivery at Svante.

Test operations will commence at the end of October and continue until February 2025. An extension until the end of 2025 is possible, subject to the availability of flue gas from Equinor’s Mongstad refinery.

“It is very satisfying that a prominent capture technology developer like Svante has chosen TCM as the venue for its tests. Our staff are ready to ensure effective execution of the tests, and to provide expert advice throughout the campaign”
Muhammad Ismail Shah
Managing Director at TCM

About Svante

Svante is a purpose-driven, leading carbon capture and removal solutions provider. The Vancouver, Canada-based company manufactures nanoengineered filters and modular rotary contactor machines that capture and remove CO2 from industrial emissions and the air in an environmentally responsible manner. Svante is on the 2024 Global Cleantech 100, the XPRIZE Foundation’s XB100 – World’s Top 100 Deep Tech Companies and was ranked second among private companies in the Corporate Knights’ Future 50 Fastest Growing Sustainable Companies. The company draws its name from Svante Arrhenius, one of the pioneering scientists who first identified the correlation between increased CO2 levels in the atmosphere and the warming of the Earth’s surface.

For more information, visit www.svanteinc.com and follow Svante on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/svantesolutions.

Svante Media Relations
Colleen Nitta
Director, Marketing & Communications
cnitta@svanteinc.com
+1-604-970-2813

About TCM

Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) stands as the world’s largest and most adaptable center for testing and verification of carbon capture technologies. The company is located within one of Norway’s most intricate industrial complexes in Vestland county,. TCM is owned by the Norwegian State through Gassnova (34%), in collaboration with industrial partners Equinor (22%), Shell (22%), and TotalEnergies (22%), with Equinor serving as the facility’s operator.

TCM plays a pivotal role in advancing carbon capture for a cleaner and greener future by bridging the gap between technology developers, scientific research, and industrial application of CO2 technologies. The main objective of TCM is to test, verify, and demonstrate various technologies related to cost-efficient and industrial-scale CO2 capture. Additionally, TCM provides advisory services to carbon capture projects, aiming to facilitate the advancement of carbon capture technology for mass deployment across industries. TCM represents a crucial component of Norway’s efforts to mitigate climate change.

Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM)
Liv Lønne Dille
Senior Communications Manager
lld@gassnova.no
+47 48 11 4088 

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