Kvaerner Oil & Gas and W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH have initiated a joint industry research and development project that will remove CO₂ from flue gas using gas-liquid membrane contactors. For comparison purposes, the pilot unit shown here, which is located at Statoil K-lab, Kårst, Norway, has been designed with both membrane absorber and desorber, as well as conventional columns. (Courtesy Kvaerner Oil & Gas)