CO2 Catch-up pilot plant at the Buggenum IGCC

Nuon operates an IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle) in Buggenum and is developing a multi-fuel IGCC with Carbon Capture and Storage (Nuon Magnum) in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. In order to prepare for large-scale application of CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS), a CO2 capture pilot plant based on pre-combustion technology is constructed at the Buggenum IGCC plant and will be ready for testing in 2011. The overall objective of the CO2 Catch-up project is to demonstrate pre-combustion CO2 capture and to generate knowledge in the form of useful data and operational experience that can be applied to optimise the implementation in Magnum. In parallel with the development, realisation and operation of the pilot plant, a test and R&D programme has been initiated together with Delft University of Technology, ECN and KEMA.