Researches and MPs are pressing the British government to do more for commercialization of carbon capture and storage (CCS) as the country heads towards a major display of CCS technology in 2014. It is expected that the winning bidder to receive funding for this CCS demo would be chosen within the next 12 months; the bidder will have to demonstrate burial of 2 million tonnes of CO2 per annum generated by a 400 MW coal-fired plant.
G8 countries mutually decided to kick start 20 CCS units by 2010; however, only a few nations including the UK are going for a commercial approach on this matter, which is essential for the long-term success of CCS since the costs of launching and operating a CCS plant are huge.
“Actually, very few countries are doing well on CCS, which allows the UK to say it’s doing better than most,” stated Jeff Chapman of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA).
