CCS industry welcomes electricity reforms boost

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'White paper establishes world's first support mechanism for all low-carbon technologies'

The nascent carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry has received a major boost after the government yesterday confirmed that under its planned electricity market reforms CCS plants would be eligible...

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