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Advice to Edward Byers

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From
Edward Byers
Date advice given
19 December 2014
Enquiry type
Email

Query regarding the Carbon Capture Readiness (CCR) and water resources in relation to the proposals for new gas powered generating stations.

Advice given

The applicants for NSIPs have to identify potential issues on how to deal with approaching Carbon Capture Storage (CCS), including availability of the additional land reserved for carbon capture. The applicants need to ensure that sufficient space is available on or near the site to accommodate carbon capture equipment in the future, as required by National Policy Statement for Energy (EN-1), section 4.7.

As the Examining Authority needs sufficient information to consider the issue against the NPS, the applicants are required to provide relevant documents supporting the application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) to authorise the project.

I would suggest that the best starting points are the recent decisions by the Secretary of State (SoS) who has granted development consent for the following applications: 1. South Hook Combined Heat & Power Station (23 October 2014) http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/projects/wales/south-hook-combined-heat-power-station/?ipcsection=overview, and 2. North Killingholme Power Project (11 September 2014) http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/projects/yorkshire-and-the-humber/north-killingholme-power-project/?ipcsection=overview.

Documents listed below might assist in your research:

South Hook

The applicant submitted the Carbon Capture Readiness Assessment at the application stage: http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/EN010054/2.%20Post-Submission/Application%20Documents/Reports/Document%201.21%20Carbon%20Capture%20Readiness%20Assessment.pdf

The issues relating to Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture Readiness (CCR) have been considered and secured in the Development Consent Order (DCO), which is included in the Examining Authority’s Recommendation Report to the Secretary of State: http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/EN010054/3.%20Post%20Decision%20Information/Decision/Examining%20Authority's%20Report%20of%20Findings%20and%20Conclusions%20for%20the%20South%20Hook%20Combined%20Heat%20and%20Power%20Station,%20dated%2023%20July%202014.pdf Article 14 of the DCO deals with CCR.

North Killingholme

CCR Feasibility Study and CCS Design Concept Report: http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/EN010038/2.%20Post-Submission/Application%20Documents/Other%20Documents/8.4%20CCR%20Feasibility%20Study%20and%20CCS%20Design%20Concept%20Report.pdf

ExA’s Recommendation Report: http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/EN010038/3.%20Post%20Decision%20Information/Decision/Examining%20Authority's%20Report%20of%20Findings%20and%20Conclusions%20for%20the%20North%20Killingholme%20Power%20Project,%20dated%2011%20June%202014.pdf The ExA considered water quality and resources (starting at paragraph 4.356), however, separately from CCR issues.

Secretary of State’s Decision Letter: http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/document/2719129.