As part of the scope, Baker Hughes will supply three advanced CO2 centrifugal compressor trains with electric motors, as well as Lufkin Gears gearbox. The full compressor package will be used for the re-injection of the CO2, as part of Saipem’s conversion of a traditional gas compression and treatment facility at Point of Ayr, in North Wales, into an innovative CO2 electrical compression station allowing for permanent CO2 storage in offshore depleted fields under Liverpool Bay.
The Liverpool Bay CCS project, which recently reached financial close, will operate as the backbone of the HyNet Cluster to transport carbon dioxide from capture plants across the North West of England and North Wales through new and repurposed infrastructure to safe and permanent storage in Eni’s depleted natural gas reservoirs, located under the seabed in Liverpool Bay. HyNet is an advanced CCS cluster that will significantly contribute to the reduction of emissions from a wide range of industries across the North West of England and North Wales.
“We are proud to support Saipem and Eni with our advanced, proven compression technologies in a critical project that will deliver sustainable energy development in the UK by decarbonising industry,” said Alessandro Bresciani, Senior Vice President of Climate Technologies Solutions at Baker Hughes. “At Baker Hughes, we are committed to providing technology solutions to improve the economic viability of CO2 projects at scale, as we firmly believe that carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) plays a key role in driving sustainable energy development.”