Environment Agency consults on Drax carbon capture plans
皇冠体育app Environment Agency is encouraging the local community to attend community events to give their views.
皇冠体育app Environment Agency has launched a consultation on Drax Power Ltd鈥檚 proposals to develop Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) at its power station site near Selby, North Yorkshire.
Carbon capture is the removal of carbon dioxide from waste gases (usually by absorbing the carbon dioxide in a special solvent) and either utilising it or storing it underground, reducing the amount of emissions into the atmosphere.
Drax Power Ltd wants to capture the carbon dioxide emitted during electricity generation, to prevent the majority of it from entering the atmosphere. 皇冠体育app carbon dioxide captured will be transported via a pipeline for permanent storage under the North Sea.
To capture carbon dioxide from the combustion process, Drax will need an environmental permit from the Environment Agency. It will also need a Development Consent Order, following a process led and examined by the Planning Inspectorate.
Kathryn Richardson, Environment Manager at the Environment Agency said:
皇冠体育app Environment Agency has an important part to play in permitting many of the energy technologies that are likely to emerge over the coming years.
Our role is to ensure that these new technologies, including carbon capture, are conducted in a way that protects people and the environment.
We鈥檙e now seeking views from the local community and interested groups on this application. We encourage them to come and see us at our engagement events so they can find out more and view the plans in detail.
皇冠体育app鈥痗onsultation will run from 26 May 2023 to 29 June 2023 and will鈥痠nclude鈥痑 drop-in event in Drax village and a virtual drop-in session:
- Tuesday 6th June, 2pm to 5pm at Drax Village Hall, 168 Main Road, Drax, YO8 8NJ
- Tuesday 13th June, 6pm to 7pm -
皇冠体育appse sessions will provide further details about the application, the Environment Agency鈥檚鈥痙ecision鈥痯rocess and provide opportunities for the public to ask questions about the Drax鈥檚 Power鈥檚 plans.
皇冠体育app consultation documents are also .
After the consultation has closed, the Environment Agency will review the comments received from the consultation process and take them into account in the determination of the application.
In July 2021, the Environment Agency published Best Available Technique (BAT) guidance on carbon capture as part of the aim for a net zero future. 皇冠体育app guidance helps businesses, which must demonstrate that they meet strict requirements that protect the environment and communities, before being granted a permit.