The Angel CCS Joint Venture has announced a collaborative effort with Yara Pilbara Fertilisers Pty Ltd to explore the feasibility of utilising carbon capture and storage to decarbonise Yara Pilbara’s existing operations near Karratha in Western Australia. Spearheaded by Woodside Energy, the Angel CCS Joint Venture aims to establish a large-scale, multi-user CCS hub with the potential to facilitate decarbonisation efforts for Australian and international industries.

Yara Pilbara has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the Angel CCS Joint Venture to assess the viability of employing CCS technology to decarbonise their operations in the Burrup Strategic Industrial Area. Woodside vice president carbon solutions, Jayne Baird, highlighted the significance of the MOU in showcasing the role of CCS in decarbonising both existing and emerging industries in the Pilbara region.

“A multi-user CCS hub near Karratha would be strategically positioned to aggregate emissions from various industrial sources across the Pilbara, offering users access to a local, cost-effective, and scalable emissions reduction solution,” remarked Baird. “Furthermore, apart from decarbonising existing industries, a CCS hub could catalyse the growth of new, lower-carbon sectors such as hydrogen production, ammonia, and green steel, thereby fostering economic diversification in Western Australia.”

The proposed size of the CCS facility is contingent upon further technical, regulatory, and commercial assessments, but it could potentially have a processing capacity of up to 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, positioning it as one of the largest CCS hubs in the Asia-Pacific region. In addition to serving domestic markets, the Angel CCS Joint Venture is exploring opportunities to extend its services to international customers, offering emissions reduction solutions to Australia’s trading partners while creating a new export avenue for the country.

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