- Job: Vice President Marketing
- Specialist Subject: High Pressure Air and Gases
Innovating for carbon capture
In line with the Atlas Group strategy, Mercedes and her colleagues are primarily focusing on technologies that can enable the shift to a low-carbon society.
One key area is how to reduce the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere. This is where the concept of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) comes in. The challenge is to capture CO2 coming from industrial emissions, separate the carbon, and then transport and store it in a secure way.
“We already provide compressor pistons, screws, dryers and filters that can be used for this purpose, and we are also innovating to drive this technology forward,” says Mercedes.
Close collaboration
The innovation process is based on identifying present and future opportunities and the marketing and R&D teams work closely together to translate customer needs into new technologies.
“We co-develop with our customers to help them reduce their CO2 footprint. CCUS technology can be used in most industries, from breweries to shipping, “ Mercedes explains. “We especially focus on hard-to-abate industries, such as steel, cement, and petrochemicals. As these are heavy emission sectors, carbon capture and storage offer great potential on the quest to reach net zero emissions by 2050.”
The opportunities are promising, but there are also several challenges.
