We are researching carbon capture and storage

Today coal is used to produce 40 percent of the world's electricity. It is a particularly popular option in meeting the growing electricity demands in developing countries, and thus is likely to maintain its significant position for decades to come.

The easy transportability and storage of coal as well as its abundant supply around the world make it an economical energy source with good availability. The flip-side is that the use of coal emits carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. One potential solution is carbon capture and storage.

Carbon Capture and Storage demonstration at Meri-Pori

The European Commission has launched an initiative to start 12 large-scale CCS demonstration projects by 2015. The goal is that Fortum and Teollisuuden Voima's joint CCS development project at the Meri-Pori power plant will be one of them.

From a European perspective, there are many advantages to Meri-Pori. It is located in a country with no own final storage option for carbon dioxide, so transporting carbon dioxide by ship would also be tested. Additionally, the capture system would be installed at Meri-Pori as a retrofit, i.e. into a plant that is already up and running. Experience in retrofitting is valuable when taking CCS systems into use in for example developing countries that often have a lot of coal-fired power generation.

Additional information:
Carbon capture PDF
Read more about the Finncap project at Meri-Pori on http://www.finncap.fi/en/