SSE Thermal and Equinor have today unveiled plans to jointly develop a new low-carbon power station at Peterhead, Scotland, which could become one of the United Kingdom’s first power stations equipped with carbon-capture technology.
Peterhead CCS Power Station is planned to be a new 900-megawatt gas-fired power station fitted with carbon capture technology to remove carbon dioxide from its emissions. By capturing up to 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide each year, the new station alone would achieve 15 percent of the U.K. government’s target to capture 10 million tons of carbon dioxide annually by 2030.
As Scotland’s only major thermal power station, SSE Thermal’s existing Peterhead Power Station provides critical flexibility to the electricity system, supporting increased penetration from renewable generation while maintaining security of supply. Peterhead CCS Power Station, as a new decarbonized power station at the site, would continue to provide this essent
