CO2 pipeline proposals bring Scottish CCS closer to reality

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National Grid, ScottishPower and Shell unveil proposal to use existing gas line to pump CO2 from Longannet power station to North Sea

National Grid, ScottishPower and Shell have teamed up to present plans for a 260-kilometre pipeline capable of pumping up to two million tonnes of CO2 offshore for storage under the seabed. The trio...

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