POWER STATION SIGNS UP FOR CARBON CAPTURE

'HUNDREDS' of jobs will be unlocked after a power station development signed up for a multi-billion pound carbon capture scheme.

- By OWEN HUGHES Business Correspondent [e-mail]

Having received the green light from the Prime Minister to start construction of the Liverpool Bay Transportation and Storage network in April, the HyNet carbon capture cluster this week announced two new projects had signed up.

Under HyNet, new pipelines and manufacturing facilities will be constructed across Cheshire and Flintshire, and existing power plants will be repurposed to capture carbon emissions and store them under the seabed, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and tackling the climate crisis.

Carbon capture and storage forms part of the government's modern Industrial Strategy and will help to cleanly power heavy industry in the years to come.

The two projects being prioritised to join the network are:

Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power project in North Wales

a new power station with carbon capture and storage that at peak output is expected to produce enough clean energy to power the equivalent of 900,000 homes, whilst capturing CO2 emissions.

Low-carbon power provides essential backup for a clean power system when wind and solar generation is low, delivering energy security for families and businesses.