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SSE and Equinor plot new 900MW carbon capture gas power plant

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 11 May 2021 • 3 min read
The new facility is to be located at the same site as SSE's existing gas power plant in Peterhead
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The new facility is to be located at the same site as SSE's existing gas power plant in Peterhead

Energy firms estimate project could capture up to 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 from the new gas power plant each year

SSE and Equinor have today unveiled plans to jointly develop a new 900MW gas fired power station fitted with carbon capture technology in Peterhead, Scotland, which they estimate could avoid up to 1.5...

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