Landmark Power Holdings, Rolls-Royce and ASCO Kohlensäure AG are joining forces to develop modular solutions for clean energy

Rolls-Royce, ASCO Kohlensäure AG and Landmark Power Holdings Limited (LMPH) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at developing scalable solutions for clean power generation with CO₂ capture using mtu gas reciprocating engines. This strategic partnership will help power generation customers achieve their net-zero targets and represents a significant step towards combating climate change.

CO₂ recovery for the production of food, fuels, cement and plastics
The plan is to make the recovered CO₂ available for use in various industrial sectors such as food production, the manufacture of fuels, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and cement and plastics production (‘Utilisation’). The captured CO₂ can also be permanently sequestered in deep geological formations (“Storage”).

The partnership brings together the collective expertise and resources of three leading companies in their respective sectors.

Through its Power Systems division and the mtu product portfolio, Rolls-Royce brings its extensive experience and global network in the field of decentralised power generation to the collaboration.

LMPH, a developer of highly efficient and decarbonised combined heat and power projects, is contributing its patented FLEXPOWER PLUS® concept and will utilise both its technical expertise and its patented technologies, as demonstrated in its Rhodesia project in Nottinghamshire.

ASCO has more than 50 years’ experience in the development and construction of CO_₂ capture plants and is contributing valuable insights and technologies. ASCO enhances scalability and efficiency through automation and modular designs.

"We are very much looking forward to working with Rolls-Royce Power Systems and ASCO Kohlensäure AG," says Mick Avison, founder and managing director of Landmark Power Holdings. "This partnership is a significant milestone in our shared mission to combat climate change and promote clean energy practices. It is a collective endeavour to innovate together to find long-term solutions to the most pressing challenges of our time.”

Ralph Spring, CEO of ASCO Kohlensäure AG, is very pleased with the latest developments: "We are delighted with the long-term partnership with Rolls-Royce Power Systems and Landmark. The economies of scale already achieved through the modularisation concept will help drive carbon capture in the energy sector. We want to provide industries with high CO₂ emissions with a cost-effective solution, and this collaboration is a major step in the right direction.

Tobias Ostermaier, President of Stationary Power Solutions at Rolls-Royce Power Systems, said: “We are convinced that CO₂ capture and storage systems, in combination with our mtu gas-fired power generation units, are a key building block on the path to ‘Net Zero’. As a complement to renewable energy sources, combustion engines can already offer clean, cost-effective and extremely reliable power generation today."

The signing of the memorandum of understanding marks the start of a joint effort to develop commercial, scalable and sustainable solutions for reliable clean energy generation with CO₂ capture.

First plant under construction in the UK
The technology to be used in the scalable solution is already being demonstrated in an initial decarbonised combined heat and power plant currently under construction in Rhodesia, Worksop. The plant in Rhodesia is the first to be developed as part of Landmark Power Holdings’ FLEXPOWER PLUS® concept for flexible power generation using natural gas-fired mtu engines with enhanced energy efficiency and ASCO CO₂ recovery technology. The plant will support the UK electricity grid, supply power to local residents and provide food-grade CO₂.