Rune Teigland

Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM)

Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) is the world's largest facility for testing and improving carbon capture technologies, a vital part of the carbon capture and storage (CCS) route to market. At TCM, the focus is on testing and improving carbon capture technology in the very final stage before full-scale operation. TCM aims to help reduce the cost and risks of carbon capture technology deployment by providing an arena where vendors can test, verify, and demonstrate proprietary CO2 capture technologies. We aim to be the preferred verification partner for carbon capture technologies internationally. Key facts about TCM: Capture Type: Post-combustion Technologies: Two existing units designed to test different solvent-based technologies with the space available to add other units / technologies Capacity: Two units each approximately 12 MWe in size, combined capturing a total of 100 000 tonnes CO2/year Owners: Gassnova, Statoil, Total, and Shell Avaliable area/utilities to plug in and test mobile test units