Decarbonisation for the energy transition
The Saras team visited the Air Liquide site in Port-Jérôme, France, to discover the CryocapTM carbon capture plant.
The engineers from Air Liquide Engineering & Construction, experts in developing production units for customers, explained how this innovative technology works to reduce CO2 emissions from industrial production processes.
The collaboration with Air Liquide, launched in the second half of 2021, aimed at studying systems for the capture and permanent storage (CCS) of CO2 produced by the Sarroch plant is progressing.
The goal, using CryocapTM technology, designed and patented by Air Liquide, is to evaluate a design that would capture carbon dioxide and substantially reduce the Sarlux industrial site’s carbon footprint.
To date, a preliminary feasibility study has been carried out on the cryogenic process that produces CO2 in a liquid form, ready to be eventually transported by ship to permanent storage sites.
The Saras Group is continuing its collaboration with Air Liquide to promote the decarbonisation of the Sarlux refinery in Sarroch: a project that, thanks to the application of CryocapTM and CO2 transport and storage solutions, will support the Group’s journey towards energy transition and sustainability.
The Saras Group, founded by Angelo Moratti in 1962, is one of Europe’s leading players in the energy and oil refining industry. Through its parent company Saras SpA and subsidiaries Saras Trading SA, based in Geneva, and Saras Energia SAU, based in Madrid, the Group sells and distributes oil products in the domestic and international markets. The Group is also active in the electricity generation sector through its subsidiaries Sarlux Srl (IGCC plant) and Sardeolica Srl (wind farm). The Group also supplies industrial engineering and research services to the oil, energy and environmental sectors through its subsidiary Sartec Srl. The Saras Group has about 1,576 employees and revenues of about EUR 15.8 billion as at 31 December 2022.