Australian energy provider AGL Energy has recruited Air Liquide for CCS in Adelaide

Air Liquide and AGL Energy have announced its joint commitment to recover carbon dioxide (CO₂) at its Torrens Island power station site in Adelaide.

A state-of-the-art CO₂ recovery plant will be built and operated by Air Liquide at the AGL Torrens site to capture and purify up to 50,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions from the power station’s exhaust per year. This is equivalent to removing approximately 16,000 vehicles from the road every year.

Following recovery from the AGL Torrens site, the CO₂ will be used in the merchant CO₂ market in South Australia, which is currently supplied predominantly from Victoria.

The CO₂ is typically used in applications such as carbonation of beverages, carbon dioxide snow for the wine industry, waste water treatment instead of using acids, and in public swimming pools.