Technip Energies has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract and this FEED project will be the first full-scale application of CCUS in the cement sector in which Shell Cansolv technology will be used.

This FEED project, which Total Energies will be running, will be for the Edmonton CCUS project and it will be powered by the Shell CANSOLV® CO2 capture system. As the Technip Energies solution offers a cutting-edge performance that is based on regenerable amine technology, it will be this solution that acts as the basis of the FEED study.

Along with this FEED study, the Heidelberg Materials North America is planning to commission the world’s first net-zero cement plant at its Edmonton location. The company plans to do this through adding CCUS technology onto its state-of-the-art-facility and this addition will eventually enable the plant to capture and store an estimated one million metric tons of Co2 every year. At the moment, this project is still awaiting federal and provincial funding agreements, but once these are secured, the company is estimating that carbon capture will be ready to commence in 2026.

Vice President Cement Operations, Northwest Region for Heidelberg Materials North America, Joerg Nixdorf, commented, “We are excited to take this latest step in our journey to produce the world’s first net-zero cement. With each milestone we come closer to realizing our vision of leading the decarbonization of the cement industry.”

SVP Decarbonization Solutions for Technip Energies, Christophe Malaurie, added, “We are pleased to have been selected by Heidelberg Materials North America to provide the FEED of this groundbreaking project in Canada. Leveraging our carbon capture solution powered by the Shell CANSOLV® CO2 capture system, we are committed to supporting the decarbonization of the cement industry and Heidelberg towards the production of net-zero cement.”