Brindisi Fact Sheet: Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Project

Company/Alliance: Enel and Eni

Location: Brindisi power station, Italy

Feedstock: Coal

Size: 660 MW

Capture Technology: Post combustion capture with amine

CO2 Fate: Stogit field at Cortemaggiore. North Italy

Timing: Pilot Plant (2009) Injection (2010)

Motivation/Economics: Enel in 2007, announced that it was willing to invest 400 million euroes on CCS and was looking for a suitable location.

Comments: Enel is Italy's largest electric utility, and Eni (NYSE: E), the country's oil and natural gas giant. Enel will build the CO2 capture and liquifaction plant at Brindisi and Eni will be responsible for the sequestration. The government is supportive of this project.

Project Link: Enel Powerpoint explaining projects

Other Sources and Press Release:
Enel and Eni join together (October 2008)
Pilot plant start date end 2009 (October 2008)
Enel Website
Eni Website
Enel to invest 400 million euroes (September 2007)

Date Modified August 28, 2009