Project objective & metrics

Project objective:

The main objective of ECCO is to facilitate strategic decision making regarding early and future implementation of CO2 value chains.

More details on objectives


Project metrics:

  • Collaboration project under the EU 7th framework programme for research (7FP)
  • Started 1st September 2008. Duration: 3 years.
  • The project will be completed by September 2011
  • Budget: 5.355 M€
  • ~ 3.853 M€ in grant from the European Commission
  • Partners: 19 legal entities;
    - 8 energy providers
    - 2 engineering companies
    - 1 NGO
    - 8 highly ranked RTD providers
  • Coordinator: SINTEF Energy Research


Illustration of CCS: CO2 is captured from a coal power plant and stored in a suitable storage location. Infrastructure is required to link CO2 emission sources with possible storage sites. Several CO2 sources and storage sites could be included in a common infrastructure. In a CO2 value chain CO2 could also be injected into oil and gas fields to enhance the oil and gas production (EOR and EGR)

Published August 11, 2009

The project is coordinated by SINTEF Energy Research Contact: Petter E. Røkke
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