Government gives green light to new gas power plant with CCS in Teesside

Cecilia Keating
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The Northern Endurance Partnership plans to store carbon from emitters across Teesside | Credit: BP
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The Northern Endurance Partnership plans to store carbon from emitters across Teesside | Credit: BP

BP and Equinor secure development consent for new fossil gas power plant fitted with carbon capture technology in Teesside

Plans to build a new fossil gas power station fitted with carbon capture technology in Teesside have been granted planning approval by the UK government. On Friday, the Secretary of State for Energy...

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