QatarEnergy & General Electric collaborate to develop CO2 capture roadmap

QatarEnergy & General Electric collaborate to develop CO2 capture roadmap

QatarEnergy, a state-owned petroleum company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with General Electric (GE), an American multinational conglomerate, to collaborate on developing a carbon capture roadmap for the energy sector in Qatar.

The MoU is to explore the feasibility of developing a world-scale carbon hub at Ras Laffan Industrial City, which as of today, is home to more than 80 GE gas turbines. This latest move is the result of QatarEnergy’s strong commitment to mitigating the effects of climate change.

It was signed by Mr. Ahmad Saeed Al Amoodi, QatarEnergy’s Executive Vice-President, Surface Development & Sustainability and Mr. Joseph Anis, President and CEO of GE Gas Power Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi

Qatar Minister of State for Energy Affairs

President & CEO QatarEnergy “This MoU affirms QatarEnergy’s Sustainability Strategy and our efforts to implement effective measures to curb emissions and produce cleaner energy using the latest proven emissions reduction technologies. We are pleased to work with GE, who is a strategic partner, to pursue all available avenues including the use of clean energy carriers such as hydrogen as a fuel for gas turbines coupled with efficient and affordable carbon capturing technologies from such turbines, on an unprecedented scale, to achieve