The UK Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform will now be considering four project bids, down from an initial list of nine.
The ScottishPower-led consortium consists of Marathon Oil, Aker Clean Carbon and Aker Solutions. The partner organizations believe that they have the required mix of expertise and knowledge to develop a commercial scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project that demonstrates the capture, transportation and storage of CO2 from a coal fired power station.
John Campbell, director for energy wholesale at ScottishPower, said: We welcomed the UK government’s CCS demonstration competition announcement in November 2007, as it provided the clarity required for us to progress with creating a consortium that has the knowledge and expertise to deliver a unique and successful demonstration project.
