Guildford, UK, 24 January 2012 - Industrial gases provider
BOC is joining Alstom and Drax as a co-developer on the 426
MW oxy-fired carbon capture and storage (CCS) project
currently under development at the Drax site in North
Yorkshire. BOC was selected following a competitive process
and brings world-leading technology in the field of air
separation, as well as complementary plant engineering and
integration capabilities from its parent The Linde Group
that will further enhance the deliverability of the
project.
The project will link into the Humber Cluster CO2 transport
and off-shore storage network currently under development
by National Grid. The key partners in this industry
initiative represent Europe's strongest-ever industrial
alliance to fast-track the commercialisation of CCS
technologies.
The project is a candidate for NER 300 funding from the EU,
following the submission of the project by the UK DECC
Office of Carbon Capture and Storage in May 2011. The
developers also intend to apply for support under the
forthcoming UK DECC CCS Demonstration Programme. The
completed project will demonstrate the technical and
commercial viability of CCS as a competitive low-carbon
technology and an important part of the post 2020 energy
mix in the UK.
Stephen Burgin, Alstom's UK Country President and Peter
Emery, Drax's Production Director said: "We are
delighted to welcome BOC to the project development team
and are confident that the combination of major industrial
players now assembled has what's needed to take CCS from
pilot scale to full-scale operation, in what promises to be
a flagship project for the UK, Europe and beyond."
Mike Huggon, Managing Director of BOC added: "We are
excited to be joining this key project at such a critical
time for clean energy technologies and look forward to
seeing the benefits to the environment and UK economy that
CCS will bring."
Notes to Editors
NER 300: Launched by the European Commission, NER 300 is
the world's largest demonstration programme for
low-carbon technologies and is named after its funding
source, which will be the sale proceeds of 300 million
emission allowances held in the New Entrants Reserve (NER)
of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). It aims to
encourage private sector investors and EU Member States to
invest in commercial low-carbon demonstration projects.
DECC: The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
was created in October 2008 and brings together energy
policy previously held by BERR (now the Department for
Business Innovation and Skills) and Defra (Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). Its mission is to
create a thriving, globally competitive, low carbon energy
economy.
About BOC
BOC is a member of The Linde Group. An industrial, medical
and special gases provider, the company supplies compressed
and bulk gases, chemicals and equipment. For more than a
century the company's gases and expertise have
contributed to advances in many areas of everyday life, and
industries including steelmaking, refining, chemical
processing, environmental protection, wastewater treatment,
welding and cutting, food processing and distribution,
glass production, electronics and health care.
About The Linde Group
The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering
company with around 50,000 employees working in more than
100 countries worldwide. In the 2010 financial year, it
achieved sales of EUR 12.868 billion. The strategy of The
Linde Group is geared towards long-term profitable growth
and focuses on the expansion of its international business
with forward-looking products and services. Linde acts
responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners,
employees, society and the environment - in every one of
its business areas, regions and locations across the globe.
Linde is committed to technologies and products that unite
the goals of customer value and sustainable development.
Further information:
Susan Tyzack
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