RWE advances carbon capture feasibility study at UK CCGT

RWE on February 15 announced plans to progress a carbon capture feasibility study at its Great Yarmouth Power Station in the UK. The proposed carbon capture technology aims to generate 395 MW of decarbonised power by capturing approximately 600,000 tonnes/year of CO2.

The Great Yarmouth power station, located in Norfolk on the east coast of England, is a natural gas-fired combined-cycle gas and steam turbine power plant commissioned in 2002. It is capable of meeting the needs of approximately 300,000 households. 

RWE views carbon capture as a viable solution to deliver decarbonised, reliable, and dispatchable power, aligning with the UK's target for a net-zero power system by 2035. The proposed carbon capture project at Great Yarmouth is part of RWE's commitment to sustainability and reducing carbon emissions in the power generation sector.

The existing connection of the Great Yarmouth station to a gas pipeline from the Bacton gas terminal makes it an ideal location for connecting to new carbon storage facilities being developed in the region, according to RWE. 

RWE is concurrently developing the Great Yarmouth carbon capture project alongside three other carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives. These include projects at its existing stations Staythorpe and Pembroke in Wales, as well as a new-build gas-fired power station with carbon capture at Stallingborough.