Project seeks bidders for CCS gas power station project

According to a statement, the ETI’s strategic modelling has highlighted carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a crucial part of the UK’s energy mix alongside nuclear power, offshore wind, bio energy and marine energy if legally binding cuts in greenhouse gases of 80 per cent by 2050 are to be met.

The ETI expects to invest in the initial development of two promising ‘next-generation’ technologies before selecting the best one for large-scale testing at a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant.

The deadline for the notification of intention to submit a proposal is 27 May and all proposals must be received by 27 June.

The ETI said bidders will need to demonstrate and justify how their approach would enable their technology to reach a state of development that would allow future investors to start engineering the design of a power station using this next-generation technology in 2015, with operation commencing in 2020.

As retrofitting of existing power stations is desirable, the request for proposals will target post-combustion technologies with low capital costs.