The EU have just made a move which makes Kingsnorth getting the go ahead that much more likely. Labour dont seem to see renewables as a viable alternative to coal, despite vast evidence supporting this case. They are therefore left in an extremely invidious position where giving coal the go ahead with guarentees that CCS will be used in the future looks like the most viable option to them. However, there are a great deal of risks about this proposal and EON most likely wouldnt build Kingsnorth if it had to bear the risk…the govornment may therefore look to support eon phasing in CCS in the medium term. This would be made easier with the latest round of EU investment –1.25billion euros–in the technology.
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Recent EON Watch Posts- EON promoting ‘Thames Cluster’ of CCS plants.
- No coal power construction in the UK this year.(15th May)
- EON seeks opt out on CCS deadline. (11th May)
- Ed Miliband: All new coal will need portion of CCS (23rd April)
- Ed Milibands’ girlfriend works for E.ON
- Decision on Kingsnorth Delayed
- Ed Miliband on UK Coal and CCS
- Govornment planning to go big on CCS?
- Rethink on ‘clean coal’ funding.
- EON Talk to the HoC Energy and Climate Change Committee
- Committee on Climate Change: Press Releases
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- EON Press Releases
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- Twitter (kingsnorth + coal)
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