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United Kingdom represents a peculiarity in
Europe, since it is the only country with a national – see description box) is the only CCS project
plan for the deployment of CCS. Two large demo
units are in the design phase, with final investment achieving in July 2014 a funding of 300 M€ from

According to the UK Government, the the European Union.
deployment of CCS would cut the costs
… and Continental Europe?
of meeting EU mitigation targets by
billions of pounds ROAD (see description box) in the Netherlands is
the only project currently planned in continental
decision expected in 2015, and the National Grid Europe. It is in the design phase (limited
(the public company running the network of oil & construction took place for the tie-ins of the
gas pipelines in Great Britain) has been appointed capture plant). Permitting for this project is
as the entity that will design and operate the completed, and contracting is in an advanced
phase. Financing is the big issue, since only
limited funds were made available from the
Dutch and European governments. This project
was recently included in the investment plan

White Rose Project

Location: Selby, North Yorkshire, UK

Owner: CapturePower, joint venture among Drax (power pro-

ducer), BOC (oxygen supplier), Alstom (technology

owner)

Schedule: final investment decision expected in 2015 – start-up

in 2019/2020

Cost: undisclosed – achieved 300 M€ funding from the EU.

cost of electricity expected at 100 £/MWh

Description: new built 426 MW oxy-fuel coal power plant (option of

biomass co-firing)

Capture: 2 Mtons/year (90% of total emissions)

Transportation: 100 km onshore and offshore pipeline

Storage: offshore saline aquifer (first drilling tests completed)

ROAD (Rotterdam Opslag en Afvang
Demonstratieprojekt)

Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Owner: 50/50 EOn and GDF Suez (pipeline owner)

Schedule: final investment decision expected in 2015

Cost: Undisclosed – Listed for EU and Dutch government

funding

Description: new built 1070 MW coal power plant in advanced construction phase

Capture: post-combustion capture of 250 MW - equivalent (1.1 Mtons/year) –

technology selected, but undisclosed

Transportation: 26 km offshore pipeline

Storage: offshore depleted reservoir (to be managed by TAQA)

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