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AEA advises government on conditions for new UK coal power stations

19/06/2009

Clean coal technology could bring between £2-4 billion a year into the UK economy by 2030, and support between 30,000-60,000 in jobs such as engineering, manufacturing and procurement, according to report by AEA.  The report, 'Future Value Of Coal Carbon Abatement Technologies To UK Industry' by AEA, was published on 17 June alongside the Government's consultation document 'A framework for the development of clean coal'. The consultation follows Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband's announcement in April that the government would not permit new coal-fired power stations without carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.

Under the government's proposals, new coal-fired power plants will not be given consent unless they demonstrate CCS on at least 300MW of capacity from day one, with each demonstration project required to store 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide over 10 to 15 years.