Peterhead carbon capture plant moves ahead with Shell agreement
The first industrial-scale application of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology moved forward today after Shell signed an agreement to begin Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) of the Peterhead carbon capture project in Scotland.
The project, led by Shell with support from SSE, owners of the Peterhead gas power station in Aberdeenshire, aims to capture 10 million tonnes of CO2 over 10 years.
If successful, the project will represent the first application of CCS technology at a gas power station anywhere in the world.
In a statement, Ed Daniels, chairman of Shell UK said: ‘The project has the potential to make gas, already the cleanest burning fossil fuel, even cleaner.
‘CCS could be critical to reducing carbon emissions at a time of growing global demand for energy. The successful demonstration of the technology at Peterhead would be a step towards proving its commercial viability as a tool for mitigating climate change. It could also help diversify the North Sea oil and gas industry and so contribute to the sector’s long-term commercial health.’
The proposed initiative at Peterhead is part of a portfolio of major CCS projects supported by Shell. Others include the Quest oil sands project in Alberta, Canada, and the Gorgon project in Australia.
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