UK commits £4.2m for carbon capture research
UK government has committed to providing £4.2 million for research for a carbon capture and storage power plant located in Grangemouth, Scotland
The UK government has committed to providing £4.2 million for research for a carbon capture and storage power plant located in Grangemouth, Scotland.
Carbon capture and storage involves securing greenhouse gas emissions at power plants and burying the gases.
The technology could help make the fossil fuels industry cleaner and support global climate targets.
The latest funding includes £1.7 million from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and £2.5 million from the Scottish Government.
It will enable Seattle-based Summit Power Group to conduct industrial and feasibility research with the aim of designing, financing and building the proposed Caledonia Clean Energy Project.
The 570 megawatt project will combine carbon capture technologies with coal gasification at one site.
The power station will be fitted with CCS technology designed to capture 90 per cent of CO2 emissions, which would be transported via pipelines and stored 2 kilometres under the North Sea.
UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey (pictured) said: “Carbon capture and storage could be crucial in helping us meet our ambitious climate change goals. The UK is one of the world’s frontrunners in this sector and the UK government is leading Europe with its support of the two competition projects at Peterhead in Scotland and White Rose in Yorkshire. Developing carbon capture and storage more widely is vital if it is to become cost-competitive technology, and I’m excited at the prospect of Grangemouth contributing to the UK’s low carbon future.”
Summit Power will conduct the detailed research programme over the next 18 months.