CO2 storage off UK coast has 'no technical hurdles', concludes ETI

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DECC-funded research argues several sites could be fully operational by 2030

Hopes the UK could emerge as a carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub received a boost today, after a new government-funded report concluded there are no technical hurdles to permanently and safely storing...

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