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137 million euro granted for CCS in Poland
Publish date: June 15, 2011
Written by: Niklas Kalvø Tessem
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137 million euro granted for CCS in Poland
The Polish carbon dioxide capture and storage project in Bełchatów is granted 137 million euro from Norway Grants, which backs environmental, social and economic development programmes and projects in priority areas, agreed with each of the Grants’ 12 beneficiary countries in Europe.
– This is very significant and great news for the development of CCS in Poland and Europe, says Eivind Hoff, Director of Bellona Europa.
The Bellona Foundation has been working closely with the development of CCS in Poland. In March, Bellona opened an office in Krakow. The organisation has also made the study Ensuring Energy Independence – A CCS Roadmap for Poland”, published 24th March.
The plan is to fit 250 MW of the 858 MW new coal fired unit at the Bełchatów power plant for CCS, using an amines based capture technology. It has already been awarded €180 million from the EEPR. It is also a candidate for the CCS funding mechanism NER 300.
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