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Vattenfall Inaugurates Pilot for Coal-Fired Power Plant With CO2 Capture

Posted on: Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 09:00 CDT

Vattenfall, which supplies and distributes electricity, has announced the commencement of operations at its pilot unit for a coal-fired power plant with CO2 capture, claimed to be the first of its kind in the world.

The pilot unit, which has a thermal capacity of 30MW, was constructed over the last 15 months at the Schwarze Pumpe plant premises in the Lausitz region in the state of Brandenburg. Vattenfall has invested approximately E70 million in the construction of the unit.

The CO2 produced in this pilot plant will not be released into the atmosphere; instead, it will be almost completely separated, liquefied and further treated for long-term secure underground storage, said Vattenfall.

Lars Josefsson, president and CEO of Vattenfall, said: "The pilot unit is a milestone on the way to converting coal into electricity that is almost free of emissions. It represents the first ever transition from lab to reality. Our intention is to make a decisive contribution to global climate protection."

Source: Datamonitor

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