Aker Carbon Capture will partner with Carbfix on the trial of using basalt structures to capture emissions at Elkem Iceland‘s Grundartangi plant.
"We are excited to further strengthening our partnership with Aker Carbon Capture by introducing their CO2 capture technology into the scope of the planned CO2 mineral storage at Elkem's ferrosilicon plant in Iceland," says Edda Sif Pind Aradóttir, Carbfix‘s CEO.
Aker Carbon Capture noted that it has also written a separate feasibility study for the establishment of carbon capture at Elkem‘s Norwegian smelters.
Elkem Iceland is the second largest ferrosilicon plant in the world, with an annual capacity of 120.000 tonnes.
"By applying Aker Carbon Capture's HSE-friendly solutions with Carbfix' proven solution for CO2 storage, companies like Elkem can reduce CO2 emissions in a cost-effective manner," said Valborg Lundegaard, CEO of Aker Carbon Capture.
