We are installing carbon dioxide capture technology at Ferrybridge, an SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy)Power Station, working in collaboration with Vattenfall.
A total of £21 million is being invested in the plant, including £6.3 million from DECC, the Technology Strategy Board and Northern Way.
Construction work is progressing, with the trial itself already underway and the build phase is due to be complete by the end of 2012.

 

Site view of carbon capture equipment being installed at Ferrybridge

The scale of this project, with the equivalent five megawatts (MW) of coal-fired power generating capacity producing 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide per day, bridges the gap between the various laboratory-scale trials that are under way and the larger-scale projects envisaged by the UK government.

The significance of this project lies both in its scale, and its ability to demonstrate the operational characteristics of a carbon capture facility on an actual power station as well as the performance of the amine compound on real flue gas.

 
Development of viable carbon capture technology is central to the UK’s climate change and energy security objectives and we believe demonstration projects such as this and other carbon capture and storage initiatives in which we're involved will be crucial in establishing when and how the technology will be developed and deployed.

All enquiries relating to this project can be directed to Doosan Power Systems, by emailing [email protected] or by clicking here.