The UK remains well placed to lead in carbon capture and storage (CCS) commercialisation, and recent governmental funding commitments for CCS capitalise on the UK's strong research and development base and geological capacity for storing carbon dioxide (CO_2). The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced the award of a front end engineering design (FEED) to the White Rose CCS Project, at Drax power station in North Yorkshire. The FEED study will span two years, include a planned development of a CO_2 transportation and storage solution -the Yorkshire-Humber CCS Trunkline - and aim to solve issues needed before making a final investment decision on the construction of the c.£2 billion clean coal power plant with full CCS.
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