Released August 20, 2009 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--ScottishPower (Glasgow, Scotland) has signed up Shell UK (London, England), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS.A) (The Hague, Netherlands) and National Grid plc (NYSE:NGG) (London) to accelerate plans to create the first commercial-size carbon capture and storage (CCS) solution at a coal-fired power plant by 2014.
The new partners will add a wealth of technical expertise to the ScottishPower CCS effort, which is currently competing for government funding against other energy players such as E.ON AG (OTC:EONGY) (Dusseldorf, Germany); BP Alternative Energy International Limited, a subsidiary of BP plc (NYSE:BP) (London); and Peel Power Limited, part of the Peel Group (Manchester, England).
Shell has an extensive background in exploration and the production of oil and gas. The company is already involved in a variety of projects to capture and geologically store carbon under the sea. On the other hand, National Grid owns and operates the U.K.'s gas pipeline system and has expertise in high-pressure pipelines. The companies will be joining Norwegian CO2-removal specialist Aker Clean Carbon (Lysaker, Norway) in the ScottishPower consortium.
In May, ScottishPower flicked the switch on the U.K's first CCS system to be installed at a working coal-fired plant, at Longannet, Fife, on Scotland's east coast. Developed with Aker Clean Carbon, the prototype CCS unit is an exact small-scale replica of a full-size CCS plant. Weighing 30 tonnes and covering an area of 85 square metres, it is capable of processing 1,000 cubic metres of exhaust gas per hour from Longannet. ScottishPower claims that the system can be scaled to the required 330-megawatt (MW) size by the government's deadline of 2014. Longannet is the U.K.'s second-largest coal-fired plant and the third-largest in Europe, with an output of 2,304 megawatts from four 600-MW turbines. For additional information, see June 3, 2009, news article - ScottishPower Fires Up U.K.'s First CCS Prototype.
"I am delighted to welcome Shell and National Grid to the team," said ScottishPower Chief Executive Nick Horler. "Both of these companies will bring specialist knowledge, expertise and opportunities for growth in the development of this cutting-edge technology. For the consortium, the two new companies represent a 'perfect fit' as it strives to reduce CO2 emissions by 90% from its power plant at Longannet in Scotland.
"For ScottishPower, the fact that a company of the size and scope of Shell has chosen to join our Carbon Capture consortium is a considerable coup and a significant boost to our bid. Shell's experience of working offshore in the North Sea is clearly critical--not only in terms of the potential for CO2-storage in depleted oil and gas reservoirs, but because transport and storage of CO2 will demand many of the same engineering and subsurface skills on which the oil and gas industry has depended for many decades."
Shell Vice President John Gallagher commented: "Shell believes CCS is a technology that will be vital to tackling climate change and we believe that, at this stage, it is essential that we 'learn by doing' in order to reduce costs, accelerate technology and ultimately make CCS commercially viable. Establishing a substantial capability in CCS is a key element in Shell's CO2 mitigation strategy. We are involved in a wide range of demonstration projects around the world, including the U.S. and Canada, Germany, Australia and Norway, plus more than 20 research projects worldwide."
Chris Train, National Grid's Director for Network Operations, added: "National Grid's expertise in high-pressure gas pipelines makes us the natural partner for CCS projects. Bringing together different areas of expertise in this way is key to unlocking the enormous benefits from CCS: reducing emissions while helping to maintain security of supply. The Longannet project also presents a potential opportunity to reuse some of our existing natural gas transmission pipelines in Scotland for CO2 transportation as North Sea gas supplies decline, helping the scheme to a running start."
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The new partners will add a wealth of technical expertise to the ScottishPower CCS effort, which is currently competing for government funding against other energy players such as E.ON AG (OTC:EONGY) (Dusseldorf, Germany); BP Alternative Energy International Limited, a subsidiary of BP plc (NYSE:BP) (London); and Peel Power Limited, part of the Peel Group (Manchester, England).
Shell has an extensive background in exploration and the production of oil and gas. The company is already involved in a variety of projects to capture and geologically store carbon under the sea. On the other hand, National Grid owns and operates the U.K.'s gas pipeline system and has expertise in high-pressure pipelines. The companies will be joining Norwegian CO2-removal specialist Aker Clean Carbon (Lysaker, Norway) in the ScottishPower consortium.
In May, ScottishPower flicked the switch on the U.K's first CCS system to be installed at a working coal-fired plant, at Longannet, Fife, on Scotland's east coast. Developed with Aker Clean Carbon, the prototype CCS unit is an exact small-scale replica of a full-size CCS plant. Weighing 30 tonnes and covering an area of 85 square metres, it is capable of processing 1,000 cubic metres of exhaust gas per hour from Longannet. ScottishPower claims that the system can be scaled to the required 330-megawatt (MW) size by the government's deadline of 2014. Longannet is the U.K.'s second-largest coal-fired plant and the third-largest in Europe, with an output of 2,304 megawatts from four 600-MW turbines. For additional information, see June 3, 2009, news article - ScottishPower Fires Up U.K.'s First CCS Prototype.
"I am delighted to welcome Shell and National Grid to the team," said ScottishPower Chief Executive Nick Horler. "Both of these companies will bring specialist knowledge, expertise and opportunities for growth in the development of this cutting-edge technology. For the consortium, the two new companies represent a 'perfect fit' as it strives to reduce CO2 emissions by 90% from its power plant at Longannet in Scotland.
"For ScottishPower, the fact that a company of the size and scope of Shell has chosen to join our Carbon Capture consortium is a considerable coup and a significant boost to our bid. Shell's experience of working offshore in the North Sea is clearly critical--not only in terms of the potential for CO2-storage in depleted oil and gas reservoirs, but because transport and storage of CO2 will demand many of the same engineering and subsurface skills on which the oil and gas industry has depended for many decades."
Shell Vice President John Gallagher commented: "Shell believes CCS is a technology that will be vital to tackling climate change and we believe that, at this stage, it is essential that we 'learn by doing' in order to reduce costs, accelerate technology and ultimately make CCS commercially viable. Establishing a substantial capability in CCS is a key element in Shell's CO2 mitigation strategy. We are involved in a wide range of demonstration projects around the world, including the U.S. and Canada, Germany, Australia and Norway, plus more than 20 research projects worldwide."
Chris Train, National Grid's Director for Network Operations, added: "National Grid's expertise in high-pressure gas pipelines makes us the natural partner for CCS projects. Bringing together different areas of expertise in this way is key to unlocking the enormous benefits from CCS: reducing emissions while helping to maintain security of supply. The Longannet project also presents a potential opportunity to reuse some of our existing natural gas transmission pipelines in Scotland for CO2 transportation as North Sea gas supplies decline, helping the scheme to a running start."
IIR's Renewable Energy Database provides extensive coverage on the Wind Energy, Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Landfill Gas-to-Energy and Utility-Scale Solar power plants throughout North America, and now expanding coverage across the world.
View Plant Profile - 1041652
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy related markets. For more than 26 years, Industrial Info has provided plant and project opportunity databases, market forecasts, high resolution maps, and daily industry news.
