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Bulgaria to consider launch of CO2 storage and capture technology

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Bulgaria to consider launch of CO2 storage and capture technology

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Bulgaria's Economy Ministry is examining the possibility of the storage and capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) technology in the country.

The ministry has agreed to finance the project in collaboration with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which will examine whether Bulgaria has geological capacity to enable the building of CO2 depots and whether implementing the new technology would be economically viable.

After capturing, CO2 is compressed and then liquefied and stored 800 metres underground.

According to preliminary studies conducted by the project’s contractors Worley Parsons and Inypsa, there are several appropriate sites for storing CO2, including near Galabovo, Cherkovo, Pavlikeni and Yambol.

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