RGU collaborates with OGTC on net zero R&D programme

Friday 26 February 2021

Image courtesy: BSC Separators
RGU is one of two organisations to be awarded a prestigious project funding from OGTC’s Net Zero R&D Programme.

Backed by Scottish Funding Partners (Scottish Government, The Scottish Funding Council and Scottish Enterprise), the OGTC programme invests in early-stage research and development aimed towards achieving a net zero North Sea.RGU will work with BSC Separation, to further develop their unique super-compact, multiphase separator, a technology with the potential to significantly reduce offshore emissions and at the same time generate electricity offshore.

Dr Mamdud Hossain, from School of Engineering at RGU will work on the project as Principal Investigator with BSC Separation, to develop the  super-compact, multiphase separator. Dr Hossain added: “We are delighted to be the first recipient of the new funding initiative from OGTC to develop an innovative super compact multiphase separator with BSC Separation. We are pleased to be able to bring our fundamental research into supporting industry and delivering positive environmental impacts.”

The Separator design can be tailored for capturing CO₂ and the technology has potential to replace current methods and be installed subsea, removing significant emissions. Future applications include compact local generation of clean energy which contributes to national Net Zero targets.

The multiphase separator R&D project has attracted the attention of industry partners who will contribute to phase one of the development project.  Future project phases are planned, with the performance testing of a full-scale pre-production prototype being evaluated at the test loop at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen in the last quarter of 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

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