COAL POWER STATIONS SHOULD BE DESIGNED FOR CARBON CAPTURE BOLT-ONS SAYS PANEL

BY KEITH NUTHALL THE DESIGNERS of new coal-fired power stations are being urged to plan plants that are able to bolt-on carbon capture systems when these become widely available. The call has been made by the European Union (EU) export panel, the Fossil Fuels Forum, which is keen to secure EU energy supplies for the future. Meeting for the second time, in Berlin, the panel has been considering the European Commission Communication (policy paper) on sustainable coal, and in agreed meeting conclusions it called on the EU to promote the "speedy commercial ...


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