The O
CTAVIUS proje
ct (Optimisation of CO
2 Capture Te
chnology Allowing Verifi
cation and Implementation at Utility S
cale) has started on Mar
ch 1
st 2012 for a period of 5 years, as part of the 7
th Framework Programme of the European Commission. Gathering 15 European and 2 South Afri
can partners, OCTAVIUS was
con
ceived as
contributing to demonstration of integrated
con
cepts for zero emission power plants
covering all the
components needed for power generation as well as CO
2 post-
combustion
capture and
compression fa
cilities.
This paper presents the objectives of the project, its main expected outcomes and the results obtained within the first six months period.