UK Carbon Capture and Storage Developments

The government has short listed its bidders for the carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project to a total of four.

Bidders included E.ON, BP, Scottish Power and Peel Power, all of which bid for different reasons, including E.ON, who wants to use CCS for its operations in the coal-fired station in Kent.

CCS removes harmful carbon emissions from power stations and places them storage, but questions have already been aroused on the possible sustainability issues, not to mention potential high cost implications.

Industry analysists have evaluated the CCS development and say the project could capture 90% of carbon emissions from coal-fired power stations.

This is a huge amount and is certainly going the right way development wise, ready for the commercial operations which will start in 2020.

At the moment developments seem futile, as they are not recognised by the European Union’s emissions trading scheme, but now the minister wants to push harder to make this happen.

BP have agreed the latest decision is a positive one, as it’s always looking for better ways to develop its emissions programmes.

E.ON UK has suggested that it stands in a similar position, as ensuring a large-scale carbon capture project in the UK is essential to the sustainability of the economy.