UK bets on carbon capture - go-ahead given for 4 coal plants with CCS

[muriel_volestrangler]

A new generation of coal-fired power stations equipped for carbon capture and storage has been signalled by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.

He told MPs up to four of the plants could be built by 2020 enabling the UK "to lead the world" in the technology.
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Mr Miliband told MPs clean coal had an important role to play in providing the "diverse energy mix" the UK needed alongside nuclear power and renewable sources of energy.
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Once CCS is proven commercially viable, as the government expects by 2020, all existing plants will have to move to CCS across all their output within five years.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8014295.stm

While he claimed 'the era of "unabated" growth in coal-fired plants was over', in fact there hasn't been a coal-fired power station built in the UK for almost 30 years. He's reintroducing the building of coal power stations, with a technology not yet proven.

[Hugabear]

1. Clean coal is the biggest scam going right now

It's a pathetic attempt to sneak new coal plants into operation. Years from now, they'll simply shrug their shoulders, and say "oh well, we thought it would work, at least we gave it a try"