Air Liquide’s H2 production unit
An industrial CO2 Capture unit, currently in operation, part of a large hydrogen production installation which produces hydrogen for a neighbouring refinery. The Cryocap™ unit, via a cryogenic process, enables the annual capture of 100.000 tonnes of CO2 which after purification are eventually used for a variety of industrial needs.
Project type:Capture
Participants:Air Liquide
Country:France
Type of capture:Fuel Production (Hydrogen)
IOGP members involved: No
Planned start of operation: Started operating in 2015
CO2 capacity at start date: 0.1
CO2 capacity after completion: 0.1
Status: In operation
Type of storage: Not applicable
Funding and support scheme: National funding
Info related to the funding and support scheme: The investment costed around 30 million euros and received an additional public financial support of close to 9 million euros. Public support from the Haute Normandie region, the community of Caux Vallée de Seine communes, and ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) through the Programme d’Investissement d’Avenir, a program for investment for the future.
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