CCS competition

Interesting.

BP have just announced that they have pulled out of the governments CCS competition - leaving just three competitors (Kingsnorth [Eon], Longannet [Scottish & Southern], Peel power) in the mix.

What's even more interesting is that RWE are trying to force a judicial review to get their power stations back into the competition.

The competition does take a long time, and it's interesting to try and work out what could be fitted with CCS (by the competition) within the relevant timescales.

The answer is perhaps Blyth (or so I've heard), a proposed RWE power station in Northumberland; the competition is dragging so much that investement decisions have to be made prior to the outcome.
Whilst CCS can of course be retrofitted the companies just may not wish to go down this route.

Of course the EU's ban on coal fired power stations may just stop everything.

UK Carbon capture and storage 2011 competition

Details were announced today of the governments carbon capture and storage competition.

The 4 choices that they have chosen are of interest:

BP - and what might be the proposed gasification plant similar to the shelved version at Peterhead,
Scottish Power - and that's all we know,
Peel power - What I think is a new refuse derived fuel plant, which I've not heard of before now,
Eon - Kingsnorth.

My hope? Eon.
Which one will get it? I might digest this before I make that call.