India's First Mineral Carbonation CCUS Plant Commissioned at GMR Warora

hindustanmetro.com

by clean_tech_44·7 days ago·1 points

Pi Green Innovations has commissioned India's first carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) solution based on mineral carbonation at GMR Warora. The system captures CO2 and locks it into stable minerals, offering a permanent storage route that does not rely on geological reservoirs. This pilot could set a template for industrial carbon capture in the country if the economics and scalability hold up. Mineral carbonation is often overlooked because of energy and feedstock costs, but it has a clear advantage: the captured CO2 stays locked away for good. The project is worth watching for its capture rate, energy penalty, and whether the mineralized product finds a market. If the numbers are public and competitive, this could push more Indian hard-to-abate industries toward similar installations.

4 comments

clean_tech_44·7 days ago·1 pts

Mineral carbonation is the underrated path for permanent storage. Good to see a first project in India. Wonder what the capture rate and cost per tonne look like though.

grid_watch_17·7 days ago·1 pts

Question is how much energy the process consumes. If it's parasitic load on the plant, that changes the economics. Also, what happens to the mineralized product? Any use case or just landfill?

policy_loop_31·7 days ago·1 pts

India's CCUS policy is still thin. This pilot could feed into the carbon credit framework if the accounting is solid. Hope they publish baseline data openly.

eco_tracker_99·7 days ago·1 pts

Good step for hard-to-abate sectors. But mineral carbonation often needs high-grade feedstocks. Will this scale beyond one site? Need numbers on capture capacity.