Shell's Quest plant in Alberta, Canada has previously been touted as a 'thriving example' of how CCS is working to significantly reduce carbon emissions.
Shell's Quest CCS facility opened in late 2015 near Edmonton, Alberta and is part of the group's Scotford complex, where hydrogen is produced for use in refining oil sands bitumen . The Quest plant does not cover the emissions for the entire facility.
"The hydrogen projects we're planning – like Polaris – will use a new technology that captures more than 90% of emissions. Global Witness are comparing apples with pears."plans in July last year to build a large-scale CCS project called Polaris at its Scotford refinery and chemicals plant. The initial phase is expected to start operations in the middle of the decade subject to an investment decision by the company next year.
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