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Coal-based electricity generation with CO2 capture ans storage in China. IFP leads the new European Coach project
11 December 2006
The launch meeting for the new European Coach project was held in Beijing on November 21 and 22. An integral part of the European Commission's FP6, this project falls within the scope of the partnership agreement signed at the start of 2006 between the European Union and China focusing on ways of tackling climate change.
Representatives of the 12 European and 8 Chinese partners from industrial companies, research bodies and public authorities (Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology), took part in the meeting.
The aim of Coach is to provide the technical recommendations required to design a coal-fired power station incorporating CO2 capture and storage technologies, to be constructed in China by 2010. The power station is expected to be industrially operational by 2015. Mature hydrocarbon fields located in the Beijing region have been identified as potential storage sites.
As a result of its sharply increasing energy needs, mainly met by the use of coal, China is likely to be the biggest CO2 emitter in the world by 2010. For the European Commission, which actively supports R&D work in the field of CO2 capture and storage, the challenge is to encourage Chinese electricity producers to incorporate these technologies in their future production units and, in particular, to make full use of European expertise.
The Coach project has a total budget of 2.6 million euros, including a contribution of 1.5 million euros from the European Commission, for a three-year period.
As the Coach project leader, IFP is also responsible for coordinating all FP6 initiatives between Europe and China in the field of CO2. These initiatives include, in particular, the GeoCapacity project, aimed at identifying CO2 storage potential in China, and MoveCBM, which is designed to assess CO2 storage capacity in coal seams. In addition, the European Commission has also put IFP in charge of relations with the British Ministry for the Environment in the context of the cooperation program signed between the UK and China for CO2 capture and storage.
After Castor, IFP's appointment as the coordinator of the European Coach project confirms its status as an expert in the entire CO2 chain (capture, transport and storage) and recognizes its pivotal role in European research into this major issue.
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European partners in the Coach project
Research centers
IFP (France) ; GEUS (Denmark) ; SINTEF (Norway) ; BGS (UK) ; KTH (Sweden)
Oil companies and related industries
BP (UK) ; Schlumberger (France) ; Shell (Netherlands) ; Statoil (Norway)
Other industries
Alstom (UK) ; Atanor (France) ; Air Liquide (France)
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Chinese partners in the Coach project
Research Centers
Tsinghua University ; Zhejiang University ; IET ; IGGCAS
Oil companies and related industries
RIPED (Petrochina's research Center)
Other industries
Thermal Power ; Research Institute ; Greengen Limited
The Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology/The admnistrative center for China's agenda
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More information on the COACH project >> www.co2-coach.com
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