Article: Netherlands: Nine firms mull Rotterdam CO2 capture project.

Byline: Mamta03

Nine energy firms including utility E.ON EONG.DE and oil major Shell are considering funding a large chunk of a proposed carbon capture project in Rotterdam, the project's initiator said on Tuesday.

Rotterdam Climate Initiative (RCI), a platform for local authorities, groups and companies to work together to fight climate change, aims to halve CO2 emissions in the area by 2025 compared to 1990 levels, partly by carbon capture and storage (CCS).

"We have signed letters of cooperation with nine companies, who are willing to work with us to investigate what the costs are for them to build capture installations," said Wiert-Jan de ...

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