Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants
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European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ETP ZEP)
The Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP) is a European Technology Platform (ETP) initiative to improve the competitive situation of the European Union
in the field of greenhouse gas
emission.
The programme is a joint initiative (Public-Private Partnership
) of the European Commission
, representing the European Communities, and the industry. The main objective of the programme is to produce and implement a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA).
Founded in 2005, ZEP is one of 35 European Technology Platforms initiated by the European Commission to bring together a range of stakeholders to guide the development and deployment of key technologies that will result in greater competitiveness, growth and sustainability in the EU – including CCS. This unique coalition of stakeholders is united in its support for Capture and Storage (CCS) as a key technology for combating climate change.
The companies, scientists, academics and environmental NGOs that together make up ZEP have three main goals:
1. Enable CCS as a key technology for combating climate change.
2. Make CCS commercially viable by 2020 via an EU-backed demonstration programme.
3. Accelerate R&D into next-generation CCS technology and its wide deployment post-2020.
The Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP) is a European Technology Platform (ETP) initiative to improve the competitive situation of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
in the field of greenhouse gas
Greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone...
emission.
The programme is a joint initiative (Public-Private Partnership
Public-private partnership
Public–private partnership describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies...
) of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
, representing the European Communities, and the industry. The main objective of the programme is to produce and implement a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA).
Founded in 2005, ZEP is one of 35 European Technology Platforms initiated by the European Commission to bring together a range of stakeholders to guide the development and deployment of key technologies that will result in greater competitiveness, growth and sustainability in the EU – including CCS. This unique coalition of stakeholders is united in its support for Capture and Storage (CCS) as a key technology for combating climate change.
The companies, scientists, academics and environmental NGOs that together make up ZEP have three main goals:
1. Enable CCS as a key technology for combating climate change.
2. Make CCS commercially viable by 2020 via an EU-backed demonstration programme.
3. Accelerate R&D into next-generation CCS technology and its wide deployment post-2020.
See also
- European Technology Platform
- Joint Technology Initiative
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