Project: Kingsnorth
Company/Alliance: E.ON, Arup, EPRI, Fluor and MHI, Penspen and Tullow Oil.
Location: Medway Estuary in Kent , England, UK
Feedstock: Coal
Size: 2* 800 MW ( 1.9 Mt/yr CO2 captured)
Capture Technology: Post combustion
CO2 Fate: Sequestration in depleted gas fields under the North Sea
Timing: Awaiting news of UK award (2009); Operational (2014)
Motivation/Economics:
E.ON estimates the project will cost ₤1.5 billion (US $ 2 billion). The project is waiting to hear on the decision taken by the UK government if it will receive the funding.
Comments:
E.ON Kingsnorth is one of the final 4 projects to be short listed to become the UK's demonstration project for CCS technology. There is a power station already in location at Kingsnorth which is due to be disbanded in 2015. The proposed power plant with CCS will be built on this site and be carbon capture from the start. This proposal has started many demonstrations by green activists at Kingsnorth in 2008. Kingsnorth is the finalist in the UK CCS competition along with Longannet. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd won a contract to support the front-end engineering design (FEED) for Kingsnorth.
Project Link: E.ON Kingsnorth website
Other Sources and Press Release:
E.ON taps Mitsubishi for Kingsnorth carbon capture project (August 2010)
E.On receives design funding (March 2010)
Kingsnorth tipped to receive funding ( March 2010)
E.On Submits preliminary report for Kingsnorth CO2 Pipeline (March 2010)
New energy Focus news on Kingsnorth being short listed ( July 2008)
E.ON talks with contractors over ₤1.5 billion Kingsnorth job (January 2009)