National Grid's CCS Project to build a new pipeline in the north of England in support of carbon capture installations has advanced to the public hearings stage. The project could help power stations in Yorkshire and the Humber capture up to 90% of their carbon dioxide emissions. The government is to take final decision later this year.
The plan to construct a new pipeline in the Yorkshire and Humber region is currently being examined publically by a government inspector. Several days of site visits and public examination had been scheduled to take place in January and February, as part of the government's formal examination of the project. It involves constructing a new, buried pipeline to transport carbon dioxide produced by major power stations in the region - including the proposed White Rose CCS Project at Drax - to a point south of Bridlington and then out to the North Sea to be permanently stored within natural porous rock formations beneath the seabed.
Russell Cooper, technical services manager at National Grid, said "This project has the potential to be a UK first and will put the Yorkshire and Humber region at the forefront of global CCS technology. If [it is] approved, we are talking about innovative engineering that will capture up to 90% of the carbon dioxide produced by fossil fuel power stations and other heavy industry in the region."
If the project is approved, works could commence in 2016.
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