In the field of energy production we cooperate with our customers with the aim of creating added value at all key points of the process chain. Our partner operations are geared towards creating practical solutions from the technology and know-how in which we are at the forefront.
There are three alternatives for the capture of carbon dioxide in the large-scale production of energy:
- Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC), a method where coal is gasified into synthetic fuel gas from which carbon dioxide can be captured (pre-combustion capture). The refined synthetic fuel gas is by then almost pure hydrogen and can be used as such in a gas turbine.
- Oxyfuel combustion capture, a method where coal is burned in pure oxygen. The exhaust gas is free of nitrogen and thus has a high carbon dioxide concentration, which favors gainful carbon dioxide capture.
- Post Combustion Capture, (PCC), a method where carbon dioxide is captured by chemical means from exhaust gases at coal-fired power plants using today’s technologies. This method is attractive as it allows the conversion of existing conventional power plants.
AGA is also active together with other actors in the area of gasification of biomass in pure oxygen. The biomass to liquid (BTL) process produces liquid biofuels from biomass; eg. synfuels are produced from gasified biomass with the Fischer Tropsch process.
We are also active in the development of sustainable technologies in the area of:
- Processing biogas into high-quality biofuels
- The production and logistics of liquid natural gas (LNG)
- Distributed energy production
- Technology complementing wind power production
- Emission control; calibration gases for measuring equipment
- Demanding welding work; high-quality shielding gases and equipment for welding within construction and maintenance of power plants, including nuclear power plants
- High-precision specialty gases required to ensure the reliable operation of instruments
We offer:
- Nuclear plants consume nitrogen for purging, inerting and for pressurizing.
- Partnership and engineering services in feasibility studies of large-scale production and logistics of industrial gases.
- Process consultation, gas industry planning, testing and commissioning services
- Gas system maintenance and services
- Specialty gases from our extensive product range
- Gas networks and know-how in gas technology & systems