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Carbon capture: Peterhead and Drax preferred bidders in £1bn contest | Carbon capture: Peterhead and Drax preferred bidders in £1bn contest |
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Peterhead and Drax have been named as the two preferred bidders in the £1bn competition to encourage the development of carbon capture and storage technology. | Peterhead and Drax have been named as the two preferred bidders in the £1bn competition to encourage the development of carbon capture and storage technology. |
The UK government selected the gas-fired power station at Peterhead in Aberdeenshire and the coal-fired power station at Drax in North Yorkshire. | The UK government selected the gas-fired power station at Peterhead in Aberdeenshire and the coal-fired power station at Drax in North Yorkshire. |
Energy Secretary Ed Davey said it was a "significant step". | Energy Secretary Ed Davey said it was a "significant step". |
He explained: "We had four excellent bids." | He explained: "We had four excellent bids." |
Grangemouth and the Teesside Low Carbon Project had submitted the two unsuccessful bids. | Grangemouth and the Teesside Low Carbon Project had submitted the two unsuccessful bids. |
Peter Emery, production director of Drax Power, welcomed the announcement for Yorkshire. | |
"These are big projects that don't happen overnight. It is another step in the right direction but it won't happen tomorrow." | |
The Drax scheme could mean up to 2-3,000 construction jobs and between 60-100 jobs long-term, Mr Emery said. | |
At Peterhead, Shell and SSE are behind the plans. | At Peterhead, Shell and SSE are behind the plans. |
Greenhouse gas would be transported to the Shell-operated Goldeneye gas field in the North Sea using, as far as possible, existing pipeline infrastructure. | Greenhouse gas would be transported to the Shell-operated Goldeneye gas field in the North Sea using, as far as possible, existing pipeline infrastructure. |
WWF Scotland's senior climate policy officer, Dr Sam Gardner, said: "It's great news to hear that Peterhead has made the final two in the government's competition to win funding. | WWF Scotland's senior climate policy officer, Dr Sam Gardner, said: "It's great news to hear that Peterhead has made the final two in the government's competition to win funding. |
"Demonstrating carbon capture on this existing gas power station would enable us to test the technology and cut emissions from our energy sector whilst we transition to a renewable future." | "Demonstrating carbon capture on this existing gas power station would enable us to test the technology and cut emissions from our energy sector whilst we transition to a renewable future." |
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