The Bridgend-based engineering company will manufacture the CCS Regenerator, a critical component within the carbon capture process. The vessel will be manufactured at LTi Vessco's South Wales facility and forms an important part of the infrastructure supporting the capture of carbon dioxide emissions for permanent storage beneath the seabed.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is supplying the carbon capture technology for the project in partnership with Worley, the lead designer and Principal Contractor.
Edgar Rayner, Managing Director of LTi Vessco, said, “This is an important project for LTi Vessco and one we are incredibly proud to support. Making Stuff That Matters is at the heart of what we do, and this contract demonstrates the role UK manufacturing can play in delivering the technologies needed for a lower-carbon future. It also creates exciting opportunities for skills, recruitment and long-term investment in our people, our supply chain and the region.”
Padeswood will be the world’s first carbon capture facility to enable fully decarbonised cement production. Once operational, the facility will produce 'evoZero' cement which achieves a near-zero carbon footprint through the use of CCS.