UK: SSE Thermal and Equinor join forces on Peterhead CCS Power Station project
12 May 2021
UK’s first power stations equipped with carbon capture technology.
Peterhead CCS Power Station is planned to be a new 900MW gas-fired power station fitted with carbon capture technology to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from its emissions. By capturing up to 1.5 million tonnes (MT) of CO2 each year, the new station alone would achieve 15% of the UK Government’s target to capture 10MT of CO2 annually by 2030.
SSE Thermal and Equinor join forces on Peterhead CCS Power Station project
As Scotland’s only major thermal power station, SSE Thermal’s existing Peterhead Power Station provides critical flexibility to the electricity system, supporting increased penetration from renewable generation while maintaining security of supply. Peterhead CCS Power Station, as a new decarbonised power station at the site, would continue to provide this essential flexible and efficient power in a net zero
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Carbon Capture Eyed for New Scottish Gas-Fired Plant
Two major European energy companies said they will jointly develop a new natural gas-fired power plant that features carbon capture technology. The 900-MW Peterhead CCS Power Station would be built as part of Scotland’s Net Zero Infrastructure program.
SSE, a British utility, and Norwegian energy firm Equinor announced the new plant on May 11. The companies said the facility could use carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to capture up to 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO
Sustainable BusinessSSE, Equinor plan new gas power plant with carbon capture in Scotland
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Equinor s flag in Stavanger, Norway December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
British utility SSE (SSE.L) and Norwegian energy firm Equinor (EQNR.OL) are jointly developing a new gas-fired power plant equipped with carbon capture technology (CCS) at Peterhead in Scotland, they said on Tuesday.
The planned new 900-megawatt (MW) Peterhead CCS Power Station could capture up to 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) every year, 15% of the UK government s annual target of 10 million tonnes of CO2 capture by 2030, the companies said.
SSE operates a combined cycle gas turbine power station at the site in Aberdeenshire, which it is seeking to decarbonise.
16 April 2021 9:49 GMT Updated 16 April 2021 9:49 GMT in London
Anglo-Dutch giant Shell and Harbour Energy have clinched an agreement to become partners in the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Scotland, UK.
The two companies have joined project proponent Storegga via the latter s wholly owned subsidiary Pale Blue Dot Energy to become equal partners in a scheme that will capture carbon dioxide from industrial facilities in the St Fergus area and elsewhere and pipe it to storage reservoirs in the North Sea, for which a licence is already held.
The development, located on Scotland s east coast, also aims to produce blue hydrogen.
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