A technical integration between the gas-fired power station and the processing plant at Kårstø could substantially reduce carbon emissions. But the investment cost would be considerable.

Gassco and Gassnova submitted their report from the power station/processing plant integration study today to petroleum and energy minister Terje Riis-Johansen.

This document identifies technical integration solutions which could contribute to a substantial reduction in carbon emissions from the Kårstø complex.

But they would call for considerable additional investment in the form of new components at and modifications to the facilities concerned.

That spending would come on top of the cost of a carbon capture plant for the gas-fired power station alone.

However, the unit cost per tonne of reduced carbon emissions would nevertheless be lower with the integration solution than for carbon capture from the power station on its own.

The report otherwise notes that uncertainty prevails about the calculation of unit costs in relation to the operating pattern for the power station and future utilisation of the processing plant.

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