Baker Hughes Company has been selected by Saipem to supply carbon dioxide compression technology for the ambitious project of carbon capture and storage (CCS) project (CCS) project led by Eni in Liverpool Bay.
Technology for the CCS project
As part of the agreement, Baker Hughes will deliver three CO₂ centrifugal compressor trains driven by electric motors and a Lufkin Gears gearbox. This technology will be integrated into the transformation of a traditional plant at Point of Ayr, North Wales, into a modern electric compressor station, designed to enable the safe reinjection of CO₂ into depleted offshore reservoirs beneath the Liverpool Bay bed.
This component is key to the HyNet Cluster, which seeks to establish a comprehensive system for transporting captured CO₂ from industrial facilities in northwest England and north Wales to permanent geological storage. The Baker Hughes compression package will play an essential role in the operational success of this infrastructure.
The financial close of the project marks an operational breakthrough that clears the way for the execution of the initial phase. Baker Hughes’ participation consolidates its position as a key provider of solutions for large-scale carbon capture and storage projects. It also strengthens its collaboration with players such as Eni and Saipem in transitions to clean energy. clean energy.
Baker Hughes had already demonstrated its experience with similar projects, such as the development of generation and compression technologies for BP in Indonesia and its recent partnerships in the United States to promote CCUS solutions.
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