Performance of an amine-based CO2 capture pilot plant at the Fortum Oslo Varme Waste to Energy plant in Oslo, Norway

Fortum Oslo Varme AS (FOV) decided (in July 2018) to build a 1:350 scale pilot plant demonstrate that the selected Shell’s CANSOLV capture technology using solvent DC-103 is suitable for cleaning CO₂ from exhaust gases of their waste energy (WtE) at Klemetsrud in Oslo, Norway. This paper presents most important measurement data and results testing campaign March December 2019. The project stated requirements successful completion first were least 2000 operational hours total amine emissions lower than 0.4 ppmv on average over last 500 h testing. Emphasis online emission both with without an aerosol mitigation system located downstream unit. impact perturbations operating conditions inlet gas quality discussed, particular particulates content. achieved its primary purpose demonstrating low emissions. It also produced absorbent degradation actual operation WtE flue while confirming other performance parameters such as CO2 efficiency, steam consumption product purity. Thus, it can be concluded all according objectives successfully met.