GF Piping Systems supplies products for CO2 removal
GF Piping Systems is contributing both technology and expertise to a number of carbon capture and removal projects. As part of this effort, the Swiss flow solutions provider has started a collaboration with neustark, a climate tech company specializing in removing CO2 from the atmosphere and permanently storing it in demolition concrete.
To limit the increase in global average temperature to 1.5°C as set out by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), it is necessary to reach net zero by 2050. Achieving net zero not only requires massive emissions reductions, but also the removal of significant amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere. Neustark, a carbon removal provider based in Switzerland, has developed a promising technology: the company captures CO2 from biogas plants and then mineralizes it in demolition concrete, permanently binding the CO2. This results in negative emissions.
Neustark also explores other methods of permanently storing CO2. One of the projects involves mineralizing CO2 in residual water from concrete production. This is achieved with a modular container at the concrete recycling plant. To build a complete solution for measurement, control, and automation, neustark teamed up with GF Piping Systems. Apart from PVC components, GF Piping Systems provided products ranging from sensors for parameters such as pressure, pH, and tank levels, to a plastic butterfly valve with a pneumatic actuator that controls the flow of the residual water. A multi-parameter transmitter closes the control loop, ensuring seamless process automation.
The collaboration between the two companies extends to the cross-border research project ACCSESS. This four-year project aims to produce technologies, tools and plans that enable widespread carbon capture and storage deployment in Europe.
Martin Früh, Business Development Manager Process Automation at GF Piping Systems, comments: "Soon after taking up the discussion with neustark, we sponsored parts for testing and have now completed first orders. The solution they developed is promising and comes with great scaling potential."
Luca Tschurtschenthaler, Head of R&D at neustark, states: “We are looking forward to the ACCSESS project, where we will test indirect carbonization methods to store CO2. GF Piping Systems will provide us with components for prototype technologies as well as expertise in building complex piping solutions.”
Dominik Roth, Global Business Development Manager Sustainability at GF Piping Systems, adds: "To limit climate change, reducing emissions has to become the global priority. However, reaching climate targets relies on removing atmospheric carbon too; GF Piping Systems is proud to contribute to this endeavor."
Neustark test application with GF Piping Systems' pvc pipes and Process Automation products.
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A propos de GF Piping Systems
GF Piping Systems, en tant que fournisseur leader de solutions de tuyauterie pour le transport sûr et durable des fluides, crée des connexions pour la vie "connections for life". GF Piping Systems se concentre sur des systèmes fiables et sans fuite à la pointe de l'industrie pour de nombreux segments de marché exigeants. La priorité donnée à l'orientation client et à l'innovation se reflète dans sa présence mondiale en terme de vente, de service et de production ainsi que dans ses gammes de produits primées comprenant des raccords, des vannes, des tubes, des technologies d'automatisation, de fabrication et d'assemblage.
GF Piping Systems dispose de ses propres sociétés de vente dans 31 pays et est donc toujours aux côtés de ses clients. Les sites de production répartis sur 36 sites en Amérique, en Europe et en Asie assurent une disponibilité suffisante et une livraison rapide et fiable. En 2022, GF Piping Systems a réalisé un chiffre d'affaires de 2'180 millions de francs suisses et employait 8'085 personnes. GF Piping Systems est une division de Georg Fischer AG, fondée en 1802 et dont le siège social se trouve à Schaffhausen, en Suisse.
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