Vattenfall and Carbon Capture and Storage

Carbon Capture and Storage, CCS, is a concept for capturing carbon dioxide from flue gas, compressing it into liquid form and storing it deep underground in suitable geological formations.

 
The world is currently depending on the use of fossil fuels for its energy supply. This will continue to be the case in the foreseeable future, but emissions from fossil fuels need to be drastically reduced already.

CCS is a plausible concept that can help achieve a sharp reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fired power plants. It can support the transition to a long-term sustainable energy system. We say that CCS is a way of "bridging to the future"

Pilot plants and plans for CCS at larger scale
Our goal for CCS
More information about CCS
Quick links for information on all parts of the CCS value chain
CCS information contacts

Pilot plants and plans for CCS at larger scale

In Schwarze Pumpe, Germany, we have built a pilot plant that has been in operation since 2008. connected to one of our lignite-fired power plants and in In Buggenum, the Netherlands, a second CO2 capture pilot plant is under construction. The first tests will start in mid October 2010. The two pilot plants are based on two different methods for capturing CO2. The purpose of the pilot plants is to validate and improve these methods. The first tests will start in mid October 2010.The purpose of the pilot plant is to validate and improve the method of capturing CO2.

The next step is to prove the commercial abilities of CCS in a plant of larger scale with electricity generation. Vattenfall has initiated the construction of Demonstration plant Jänschwalde in Germany, and there are plans for full-scale plants with CCS at Vattenfall sites in the Netherlands and in Denmark as well.

To reach our goal, the technology must gain acceptance from the general public. There is also a need for financial and political support and for a legal framework for CO2 transport and storage.
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Our goal for CCS

Our CCS project aims to provide commercially-available technology for the capture and storage of CO2 by the year 2020. We believe in the CCS technology and consider 2020 to be a fully realistic goal. Our ambition is to be able to capture more than 90 per cent of the carbon dioxide in the emissions from power plants.
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More information about CCS

All different aspects of Carbon Capture and Storage and of Vattenfall’s efforts within CCS-development are described at our CCS web site. 
CCS – a bridging technology (new window)
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Quick links for information on all parts of the CCS value chain

Capture (new window) 
Transport (new window)  
Storage (new window)  
Project sites (new window)  
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CCS Information Contacts

Staffan Görtz, Communication manager for Vattenfall’s CCS project, 
Katharina Bloemer, Press contact for Vattenfall's CCS project, Germany
Nuon Pressoffice, Vattenfall Business Group Benelux
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