Qatar works with GE to cut energy sector emissions
State-owned QatarEnergy and technology company GE to develop roadmap for deployment of CCS, hydrogen and ammonia to cut scope one emissions
Major natural gas exporter Qatar is working with US technology company GE to cut emissions from its own energy sector operations and boost the country’s credentials as a supplier of ‘clean’ LNG. State-owned QatarEnergy and GE have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at developing a decarbonisation roadmap that will include the deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen and the potential use of ammonia in GE gas turbines. Under the agreement, the two companies will also explore the feasibility of developing a “world-scale carbon hub” at Ras Laffan Industrial City, where more than 80 GE gas turbines are in operation. “Exploring pre-combustion technologies such as the use o
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