Chart Industries: CCUS from a company standpoint

Leading global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the clean energy and industrial gas markets, Chart Industries was named one of the ‘Top 10 Companies of CCUS’ in 2023. Paul Shields, director of marketing at Chart, discusses how Chart fits into the world of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), what the future of CCUS looks like and what it means to be a CCUS company. The future of CCUS  ‘The main idea with CCUS is to segment direct air carbon capture from a concentrated point source such as an industrial facilities,’ explains Shields. CCUS is currently grabbing headlines thanks to the likes of Elon Musk’s offer of a $100 million prize, as well as schemes to sequester huge amounts of captured carbon dioxide in geological rock formations. ‘But Chart sits with its twin carbon capture processes, both of which can go beyond sequestration and offer captured carbon dioxide as a usable and/or saleable asset,’ explains Shields. Debates are ongoing about the feasibility, cost effectiveness and scalability of direct air carbon capture, but some small scale carbon projects are already in process and in commercial...