Flue Gas to Methanol - Electrocatalytic Technology for Integrating CO2 into the Circular Economy
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | CarbGen AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 790 000 |
| Project duration | October 2024 - April 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Impact Innovation Net Zero industry - Program-specific efforts |
| Call | Impact Innovation: Increased resource efficiency and resilience, stage 1 |
Purpose and goal
This project aims to evaluate the feasibility of scaling up a novel carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology. The technology, developed by CarbGen AB, utilizes electrocatalysis to directly capture and convert carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial flue gas to e-methanol. These studies specifically aim to validate the potential of CarbGen’s technology for processing flue gas with biogenic CO2, from the industrial partner Rottneros AB, to reach TRL5 and prepare for a potential pilot project.
Expected effects and result
The feasibility studies within this project are expected to pave the way for an industrial-scale pilot project to demonstrate the use of CarbGen’s technology, with a yearly capacity to capture and recycle up to tens of kilo-tonnes of CO2 from flue gas to e-methanol. The implementation of CarbGen’s technology within Swedish industry will enable integration of CO2 from industrial flue gas into the circular economy, resulting in reduced CO2 emissions, increased resource efficiency and resilience.
Planned approach and implementation
The project will be carried out by a consortium consisting of the coordinator CarbGen AB, the potential customers Rottneros AB and Copper Lavender AB, and Stiftelsen Chalmers Industriteknik. The feasibility studies will include validation tests of CarbGen’s lab-scale electrolysis cell prototype with industrial flue gas from Rottneros, various technical feasibility-, risk- and market analyses, as well as development of project plans and strategies for the potential pilot project.