A new technology project could see up to £20m being invested by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to develop and verify advanced carbon capture technology. This was announced by Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he visited Howden’s Global head office and UK in Scotland.
Howden’s chief executive, Ian Brander says: “The creation of this project will mean that a 5MW carbon capture demonstration plant capable of capturing up to 95% of carbon dioxide emissions designed, built and tested by 2016.
“The technology will be designed to be used on new-build combined cycle as Turbine (CCGT) power stations or to retrofit carbon capture storage (CCS) onto CCGT power stations, which, in the longer term, will help position the UK as a leading provider of next generation low carbon technologies.”
An initial assessment by the ETI suggests that the technology could reduce the typical cost of electricity by 13% when compared to current CCS technology. The first phase of the project will see the ETI invest £1.6m in a small scale demonstrator prototype, laboratory work and techno-economic assessment to confirm the projected benefits.
This will then be followed by a conceptual design for the larger-scale demonstrator plant. Once this initial stage completes, the ETI then expects to invest up to £20m over three years in the detailed design, assembly and testing of a UK demonstrator plant.
The technology is expected to be capable of large-scale deployment by 2020, at a cost and performance level which could make investment more attractive to project developers.
Photo shows Ed Davey
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