Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
Vattenfall’s fossil-based power generation will be rejuvenated with the introduction of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology.
The idea with CCS is to capture CO2 from coal-fired power plants, compress it to a liquid and permanently store it deep underground. Suitable storage sites are natural rock formations more than a thousand metres below the surface, which are similar to natural oil and gas reservoirs.
Our CCS project includes major research and development to develop technologies for capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal-fired power plants. The project’s objective is to have a commercial concept ready by 2020. In September 2008, we commissioned the world’s first Oxyfuel pilot plant for CCS. The Oxyfuel technology eliminates nitrogen from the flue gas by combusting the fuel in a mixture of oxygen and recycled flue gases.
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