Carbon capture technology can trap and store carbon emissions

1. Power plant emissions injected into an absorber containing solvent

2. The solvent collects the CO2 and the remaining power plant emissions are released

Power station

Flue gas depleted of CO2

Solvent

collects CO2

Captured CO2

Flue

gas

Solvent

Heat separates

solvent from CO2

3. Heat is used to separate the solvent from the CO2

4. CO2 is stored beneath the North Sea

1. Power plant emissions injected into an absorber containing solvent

2. The solvent collects the CO2 and the remaining power plant emissions are released

3. Heat is used to separate the solvent from the CO2

4. CO2 is stored beneath the North Sea

Flue gas depleted of CO2

Captured

CO2

Solvent collects CO2

Power station

Heat

separates

solvent

from CO2

Solvent