(RWE Power: Ludwigshafen, Munich) -- The Linde Group, BASF, and RWE Power have agreed on the development of new processes for carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture from combustion gases in coal-fired power plants today. The cooperation will comprise the construction and operation of a pilot facility at the lignite-fired power plant of RWE Power AG in Niederaussem to test new developments and solvents from BASF for the capture of CO₂, so-called CO₂ scrubbing. Linde will be responsible for the engineering and the construction of the pilot facility.

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