ENI AND ENEL JOIN FORCES TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE

22.02.08 - 22:04 ... source : Enel

... Launched a joint feasibility study for the capture, transport and sequestration of carbon dioxide. Rome, 20 February 2008 – The chief executives of Eni, Paolo Scaroni, and Enel, Fulvio Conti, today signed a letter of intent to develop a joint feasibility study on the capture, transport and sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2). According to the most likely forecasts, it will be many decades before we will be able to do without fossil fuels in the generation of electricity. Modern technology makes it possible to substantially increase the efficiency of thermal power plants and to drastically reduce traditional pollutants, such as particulates, sulphur dioxide and nitric oxides. More effective solutions need to be developed to address the problem of greenhouse gases like CO2, which is produced during combustion. Paolo Scaroni stated: "Satisfying growing world demand for energy, while mitigating its impact on the environment, is ...» Next (HTML)