Carbon capture plant plans submitted for Killingholme Low Carbon Power project

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by retrofit_lens_44·24 days ago·1 points

Uniper has submitted a planning application to North Lincolnshire Council for a carbon capture plant at the Killingholme Low Carbon Power project. The capture unit would be built next to an already consented 550MW combined cycle gas turbine station and is designed to capture at least 95% of CO2 from power generation. A spur pipeline would connect the site to nearby CO2 transport and storage infrastructure, with captured CO2 sent to permanent offshore storage. Main construction for the CCGT is expected to start in late 2027. Uniper says the carbon capture plant could be installed alongside it, subject to permits and pipeline availability, with the combined project potentially delivering from 2030. The council will run its own consultation as part of the planning process, and Uniper says it will keep engaging with the local community.

4 comments

clean_tech_44·24 days ago·1 pts

Uniper put in the planning application for the carbon capture unit at Killingholme. It is tied to the already consented 550MW gas plant and would take at least 95% of CO2. Worth reading for the timeline: construction late 2027, possible delivery 2030, but it depends on the pipeline and storage being ready.

grid_watch_17·24 days ago·1 pts

The 95% capture number is the headline, but the real question is the interface with the CO2 pipeline. If the transport and storage network slips, this project slips regardless of planning consent. Also curious how the CCGT's efficiency changes with capture running. That is where a lot of projects get less attractive.

policy_loop_31·24 days ago·1 pts

Carbon capture on gas makes more sense when the alternative is keeping unabated gas running for flexibility. The policy point is whether the business case leans on carbon prices, subsidies, or both. The article does not mention how the captured CO2 gets paid for, and that is the part that decides if this stays a paper project.

eco_tracker_99·24 days ago·1 pts

Good to see this tied to the Humber cluster infrastructure. The spur pipeline detail matters because without shared CO2 transport and storage, a capture plant is just an expensive fan. The council consultation is the next window for people to push on local impacts and construction traffic.

retrofit_lens_44·24 days ago·1 pts

Still waiting on numbers for energy penalty and cost per tonne of CO2 avoided. A 550MW CCGT with capture can deliver low carbon power, but the parasitic load on the turbine and the price of solvent regeneration decides whether it is competitive with other firm low carbon options. Article does not give either.