CCS world projects: Niederaussem
Project Overview
RWE, BASF and Linde have built a pilot plant is capable of capturing roughly 300 kilograms of CO2 per hour from a partial flow of power station flue gases at the Niederaussem lignite power plant. Capture efficiency is 90 percent.
Project Type
Capture & Storage
Location
Niederaussem, Bergheim, Germany
Type of CO2 Storage Operation
Onshore saline aquifer 
Major Stakeholders
Project Scale
Commercial
Project Start Year: 2006
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2.3 Mt |
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| Depth of Injection Interval (average) | Unknown | |
| Type of Reservoir | Unknown | |
| Type of Seal | Unknown | |
| Distance Source to Sink | Unknown |
Method of CO2 Delivery
Pipeline
Injected Gas Composition
Unknown
Project Cost
€200 million for the pipeline and CO2 storage operations
