Challenge
A Japan-based heavy industries giant, holding approximately 70% of the global market share in the Carbon Capture business, faced significant challenges amid accelerating global decarbonization initiatives. While these initiatives created substantial business momentum, the company needed to strengthen and expand its team globally to enhance end-customer engagement in project engineering, particularly in priority markets across the UK, USA, and Canada.
The client’s immediate needs were twofold: they required rapid studies and concept designs to support carbon capture proposal submissions, while simultaneously producing detailed front-end engineering documents for an awarded project. This had to be accomplished without depleting the bandwidth of their in-house technology specialists, creating a critical resource management challenge.
Solution
We leveraged our local-global (glocal) engagement model under a Centre of Excellence (CoE) framework for optimal results.
The CoE framework created an efficient model to execute all engineering tasks required before successfully bidding for global carbon capture projects
Quest Global engineers conducted a thorough feasibility study, including process simulations and safety analyses
Our experts estimated equipment requirements, plot area, and utilities needs
We carefully evaluated potential construction and installation challenges
The team developed a thorough basis of design, including 3D modeling and preliminary plot plans for the Pre-FEED and FEED phases
Our engineers created essential engineering drawings and actively supported planning activities
Quest Global team addressed various aspects, including O&M, HSE, piping, electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, and C&I
We also provided on-site support for the physical construction of the Carbon Capture plant
The team also developed and delivered granular pre-commissioning and commissioning plans
Results – at a glance
The Quest Global team enhanced the client’s global capabilities to improve customer engagement
We have strengthened their market position in priority regions (U.K., U.S.A, and Canada)
Our engagement has accelerated project timelines, supporting business growth in the carbon capture market
Our teams accurately estimated the required plot area for the carbon capture facility
The client has also achieved a 95% CO2 capture target through detailed equipment requirements
We also provided a thorough utility requirements assessment for better resource planning
Our thorough requirements assessment facilitated informed decision-making through tentative project cost estimation
Our engineers also identified and addressed potential construction and installation challenges proactively
The project has resulted in the construction of a plant capable of capturing 95% of CO2 from power plant exhaust gas, processing 1,013,740 Nm³/h of flue gas at 175°C with 8 mol% CO2 concentration
