Company/Alliance: BASF, RWE Power and the Linde Group
Location: Germany (Exact location decided in 2007)
Feedstock: Coal (lignite or hard coal)
Size: 450 MW Gross, 360 MW Net, 2.3 million tonnes of CO2 per year captured and stored
Capture Technology: IGCC/Pre-combustion
CO2 Fate: Sequestration in saline reservoir
Timing: Power Plant - Phase 1: project development (2006-2008); Phase 2: engineering and approval procedure (2008-2010); Phase 3: construction (2010-2014) and commercial operation (2015).
CO2 Storage - Phase 1: selection of storage site (2006-2008); Phase 2: evaluation of storage site (2008-2010); Phase 3: construction of storage facility (2011-2014). CO2 storage is planned for 2020.
Motivation/Economics: Total cost is €1 billion (US$1.38 billion) with €800 million (US$ 1.1 billion) for the power plant and €200 million (US$ 280 million) for the pipeline and CO2 storage operations.
Comments: RWE Power is working with RWE Dea to use their knowledge of the exploration of oil and gas for storing natural gas to find suitable geological formations on or offshore. RWE Power is making €2 billion (US$ 2.7 billion) available for its climate protection program until 2014, including spending money on renewable energy and CO2 reduction in developing countries.
Feasibility study will take place in Tilbury.1000MW coal-fired power plant.
Project Link: RWE’s IGCC CCS Project: Zero-CO2 Fossil Fired Power Generation [PDF] (September 2006)
Other Sources and Press Release:
Press release September 2007
RWE to Gain Leadership in Europe in CO2-Free Power Plant Technology
IGCC power plant: Clean-Coal power plant the centrepiece of ecological modernization
Why does RWE want to build a CO2-free power plant?
RWE plans to develop the first worldwide CO2-free large-scale power plant including CO2 storage [PDF]
RWE Plans 1 Bln Euro Clean-Coal Power Plant (March 2006)
