Carbon Capture Technology Being Tested

Three different chemical formulas will be employed to assess effectiveness of removing CO2 from post combustion power plant exhaust over the next three months.

BBC reports:

"The UK government recently gave the go-ahead for a new generation of coal-fired power stations provided they were able to limit their CO2 emissions. The scientists have focussed on the post-combustion method of carbon capture and storage (CCS) which aims to trap greenhouse emissions after fossil fuels have been burnt.

The plant, developed by Aker Clean Carbon, will enable them to assess the effectiveness of chemicals, known as amines, at removing CO2. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh will join the project, testing three different types of amine solution over the next three months." See full article.