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Publish date: June 8, 2011
Written by: Niklas Kalvø Tessem
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The test includes operating a Mobile Test Unit (MTU) at the National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC) in Alabama USA. The NCCC is a U.S. Department of Energy partnership of leading energy and fuel providers that is managed by Southern Company.
– With the success of Aker Clean Carbon in securing this important collaboration agreement, we will demonstrate our technology in the U.S. market. We are delighted to be able to work with the partners involved in the NCCC facility and look forward to the start up our MTU, said Liv Monica B Stubholt, Chief Executive Officer of Aker Clean Carbon, in a press release.
Southern Company manages and operates the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC), a focal point of national efforts to develop advanced technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. Working with scientists and technology developers, the NCCC, located at the Power Systems Development Facility in Alabama, develops and tests technologies to capture carbon dioxide from coal-based power plants.
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