The 13 projects, including Millennium Generation which is building a 3MWe carbon capture pilot plant in the British town of Stainforth, have been awarded from the UK’s CCS £125m research and development fund.
The other winning projects in this competition are: Econic Technologies; CCm Research; Carbon Sequestration; Costain; Cambridge University; Carbon Clean Solutions; Future Environmental Technologies; ITM Power; Interconnector UK; NET Power; and Premier Oil.
So far £18.3m grants have been agreed, which will leverage £18m more from project participants, according to a Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) release.
Energy Secretary Edward Davey said, "These announcements help maintain the UK’s place leading the world in CCS and delivering an affordable and secure low carbon energy mix."
In a separate release, DECC announced that the UK gained a central position in traded carbon markets as London hosted Britain’s first auction for Phase III allowances of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.
Currently, the city is the hub for 90% of the EU carbon trading and 80% of global carbon trading – a £90bn market.
Minister of State Greg Barker highlighted the position of the UK in carbon auctioning and cited that the sale on 21 November reaffirms London’s position.
"Not only does this help incentivise significant emission reductions and behaviour change amongst businesses, but it also generates millions of pounds in revenue each year for the Treasury, at little or no cost to the taxpayer. This is a win-win, which makes both environmental and economic sense," Barker added.
