The proposed plant would be owned by Summit, National Grid would transfer the captured cabon via pipeline to the St Fergus entry-exit point, with Petrofac subsidiary CO2 Deep Store then pumping the carbon under the North Sea.
Summit has now confirmed that the proposed plant would be at least 400MW, however an indicative consenting and build schedule are not yet available. Much will depend on the timing and detail of the government’s new CCS competition, details of which are anticipated in the near future.