Kingsnorth

Investment

E.ON: incentive could have saved Kingsnorth CCS project

Company suggests "low carbon" version of the Renewables Obligation including CCS and nuclear might have kept project in the UK

clock 21 October 2010 • 2 min read

Climate change

Updated: E.ON pulls out of UK CCS competition

Kingsnorth project deemed "uneconomic", leaving ScottishPower as only remaining entrant in government's CCS competition

clock 20 October 2010 • 2 min read

Technology

Report: Kingsnorth to secure government funding for CCS project

Financial Times says E.ON and Scottish Power are to receive additional funding to help drive CCS plans forward

clock 03 March 2010 • 2 min read

Technology

UK CCS competition "dead on its feet" says expert

Professor Stuart Hazeldine warns only Scottish Power can deliver CCS within the government's timetable

clock 09 November 2009 • 2 min read

Technology

Civil engineers call for greater speed in UK carbon capture drive

Report from the Institution of Civil Engineers calls for the UK government to set the framework for industry to develop and implement carbon capture and storage technology

clock 27 October 2009 • 3 min read

Technology

E.ON delays Kingsnorth plans but insists it is still in running for CCS funding

Question marks hang over government's CCS policy as falling energy demand prompts E.ON to shelve controversial plans for new coal-fired power plant

clock 08 October 2009 • 4 min read

Legislation

Tories pledge early approval for new nuclear and "clean coal"

Shadow energy and climate change minister Greg Clark maps out Conservative's green proposals

clock 07 October 2009 • 4 min read

Technology

E.ON moves forward with Kingsnorth CCS plan

As the government launches its clean coal consultation, E.ON lays groundwork for Kingsnorth carbon capture project

clock 17 June 2009 • 2 min read

Technology

Heat capture technology could save UK 10m tonnes of carbon a year, says study

Heat capture technology on stations such as Kingsnorth would meet 5% of the UK's requirements, say engineers

clock 04 June 2009 • 4 min read

Technology

No new coal without CCS in the UK, says government

Ed Miliband announces that all new coal plants will have to demonstrate carbon capture capabilities

clock 23 April 2009 • 4 min read