Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM)
Article | Last updated: 13/10/2021 | Ministry of Energy
Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) is the world's largest facility for testing and development of carbon capture technologies. TCM has been in operation since May 2012 and is an arena for targeted testing and qualification of technology for industrial CCS.
The joint venture company TCM DA is responsible for operating Technology Centre Mongstad. The Norwegian State, represented by Gassnova, owns 73,9 percent of TCM DA. The other owners are
- Equinor – 8,7 percent
- TotalEnergies – 8,7 percent
- Shell – 8,7 percent
The technology centre has been built for long term operation and has three different test areas for testing of both relatively mature and newer technologies. Flexible access to two different industrial flue gas sources enables the simulation of a large range of flue gases from various industries such as cement production, waste incineration, oil refining and power production.
TCM cooperates with national and international universities and research institutions and performs test campaigns for commercial industrial actors from all around the world. Since start of operations in 2012, Aker Solutions (Norway), Alstom SA (France), Cansolv Technologies Inc. (Canada), Carbon Clean Solutions (UK/India), ION Engineering (USA), Fluor Corporation(USA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (Japan) have tested their technologies at TCM.
In 2020, a new Participants Agreement between the Norwegian state, Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies was signed to secure continued operation of TCM until the end of 2023.
For more information about TCM, see www.tcmda.com/en.