Facts:

Main developer: E.ON

Although E.ON has been approaching CCS technologies carefully, E.ON is now planning seven smaller pilot plants, all of which are aiming to optimize post combustion methods for capturing CO2. E.ON plans to pursue the development of post combustion technologies with a budget of € 100 million until 2014. Four of the projects are planned in Germany in cooperation with Siemens, Fluor, Consolv and Mitsubishi. One of the projects is located at E.ON’s coal fired power plant in Wilhelmshaven and is scheduled to start operation in 2010.

In North Rhine Westphalia E.ON Energy will work together with Canadian Cansolv Technologies at its location in Heyden. The objective of this project is again to improve efficiency of post combustion by testing different solvents. The pilot plant which is expected to commence its operation in 2009 is planed to produce 7 MW.

Timing:

Starting operation in 2010.

Companies involved

Homepage:

http://www.eon.com/en/unternehmen/26498.