ROAD
The Rotterdam Capture and Storage Demonstration project (ROAD) is a joint project by E.ON Benelux and GDF SUEZ Energie Nederland. Every year, starting in 2015 ROAD will capture around 1.1 million tonnes of CO2 at the new power plant on the Maasvlakte. This will be stored in depleted gas reservoirs under the North Sea.
Looking at the global scene this is one of the first industrial scale projects set to realize the overall CO2 capture, transport and storage chain. This is ROAD’s way of evidencing the technical and economical feasibility of deploying CCS on a large scale at electricity generating plants and energy intensive companies. Within overall climate policy CCS should play an important role in reducing CO2 emissions. Within 5 to 10 years the knowledge and experience gained by ROAD’s demonstration project will be highly significant in the broader deployment of CCS. The project is co-financed by the Government of the Netherlands and the European Commission within the framework of the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR).
