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Implementation of the BREVICO project presents no shortage of physical and technical challenges. It is a good thing that interrelationships can be grasped in advance using dynamic process simulations.

Thanks to cooperation between Aker Carbon Capture and MAN Energy Solutions, Carbon Capture Heat Recovery (CCHR®) is going to be used for the first time at Norcem, a subsidiary of Heidelberg Materials, in Brevik, Norway. As cement production inevitably generates very large quantities of CO2, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies are indispensable. Both companies are aiming to develop more efficient capture processes, with heat recovery being a key element.
CCHR® uses the RG’s compression heat to substantially reduce the amount of energy required for the capture process, which involves amine washing. The biggest challenge on the project side lies in tailoring the MAN solution to the infrastructure of an existing cement works. An added complication alongside a lack of room and small installation spaces is the requirement that the newly developed MAN technology solution must be implemented while the works 
is in operation.

It is not just on the sales side that an enormous amount of work has gone into the project. Among other things, the control technology developed in house was pre-tested by means of virtual commissioning.

Nils Wachendorf, Project Manager

Big hidden effort upfront

“MAN ES is contributing Berlin’s RG63-7 multi-shaft integrally geared compressor and a lot of equipment to the solution, not to mention exclusive know-how regarding how the system and solution work,” Nils ­Wachendorf, the project manager responsible in Oberhausen, explains. “It is not just on the sales side that an enormous amount of work has gone into the project. First of all, the control technology developed in house was pre-tested by means of virtual commissioning. The dynamic process simulation, which already shows how the system will behave, is another special feature in Engineering.” The digital-twin-based approach makes it possible for MAN ES to carry out further process optimizations in the course of the installation phase, which has already started, giving our ‘Future in the making’ claim a double meaning. Simulation is currently a hot topic at Aker too, so the plan is to set up a dedicated Operator Training Simulator (OTS) for training operating personnel.

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Our compact and efficient capture solution, which is scheduled for commissioning in 2024, is highlighted in blue
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MAN Energy Solutions’ scope of supply. Because the available area is small, the installation is on three levels.

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