Alfa Laval wins SEK 80 million order for the world’s first full scale pre-combustion project with carbon capture

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has received an order for Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers to be used in the world’s first full-scale IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle) process for power generation with carbon capture, which will be placed in the US. The order value is about SEK 80 million and delivery is scheduled for 2012.

“We are very proud to be part of such a pioneering project and we see this order as a confirmation that our strategy to be involved in pilot projects for carbon capture techniques is paying off”, says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. “By proving our products and solutions already in the testing phase we are well positioned when the process is being scaled up.” 

The unique Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers will be used in a gas treatment process of an IGCC power generation plant. The project has received funding from the US Department of Energy and will, when finalized, include a state of the art gasification facility with a capacity of more than 500 MW and an integrated carbon capture facility.  

The IGCC process is a clean technology solution: Instead of burning coal directly to produce electricity, a gasification process breaks down the coal into synthesis gas. The gas is then purified and used to fuel the power plant – a process that generates very low emissions. 99 percent of the sulphur dioxide is removed – and up to 65 percent of the carbon dioxide will be captured.

In the US facility the carbon dioxide will then be reused and injected into depleted oil and gas wells for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) – a method where carbon dioxide, is used to push up additional oil from old wells. According to the US Department of Energy, the EOR technology has the potential to increase domestic oil recovery efficiency from about 30 to more than 60 percent.

Did you know… that in the US, 44.5 percent of their generated electricity comes from coal-fired power plants? (source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923)


About Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of specialized products and engineering solutions based on its key technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling.

The company’s equipment, systems and services are dedicated to assisting customers in optimizing the performance of their processes. The solutions help them to heat, cool, separate and transport products in industries that produce food and beverages, chemicals and petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, starch, sugar and ethanol.

Alfa Laval’s products are also used in power plants, aboard ships, in the mechanical engineering industry, in the mining industry and for wastewater treatment, as well as for comfort climate and refrigeration applications.

Alfa Laval’s worldwide organization works closely with customers in nearly 100 countries to help them stay ahead in the global arena.

Alfa Laval is listed on the Nordic Exchange, Nordic Large Cap, and, in 2009, posted annual sales of about SEK 26 billion (approx. 2.45 billion Euros). The company has 11 400 employees.

www.alfalaval.com


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Peter Torstensson
Senior Vice President, Communications
Alfa Laval
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Gabriella Grotte
Investor Relations Manager
Alfa Laval
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