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AEP and Alstom Commission First of Its Kind Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Project.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 30-OCT-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Project will capture and store approximately 100,000 tonnes of CO2 annually

NEW HAVEN, W.Va., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Federal and state government officials today joined executives from American Electric Power and Alstom at AEP's Mountaineer Plant to formally commission the world's first project to both capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) from a coal-fired power plant. The officials hailed the project as a significant milestone in the effort to reduce CO2 emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels.

The Mountaineer CCS demonstration project, which began capturing CO2 Sept. 1 and storing it Oct. 2, is designed to capture at least 100,000 metric tonnes of CO2 annually.

"Commercialization of carbon capture and storage technology is an essential part of a successful...

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