The coal-fired power plant is located at Pori in Western Finland and has an installed capacity of 565MW. The CCS demonstration is planned to treat approximately 50% of Meri-Pori’s flue gas and to capture 90% of the CO2 it contains.
Fortum and TVO plan to apply for the European Flagship Programme with Siemens capture technology combined to a ship transportation and geological storage solution. The selection for the first tranche of the programme is expected to take place in 2011 and the final investment decision in 2011-2012. The plant is scheduled to begin operation in 2015.
Tapio Kuula, president and CEO of Fortum, said: “We have selected Siemens post-combustion carbon capture technology for our CCS plant, out of several other technologies. The Siemens technology seems especially promising in terms of energy efficiency and emissions control. Meri-Pori CCS plant is one of the key projects in Fortum’s CO2-reduction programme.”
Michael Suss, CEO, fossil power generation division, Siemens Energy, said: “Fortum’s and TVO’s decision to use our solution is a breakthrough for the second-generation post-combustion capture technology in the market.
“The choice shows that European suppliers for CCS technology are leading the world market. Considering the whole project concept, we are convinced that Meri-Pori is one of the top candidates for the European Flagship Programme, and we are proud that Meri-Pori will apply Siemens technology for carbon capture.”
