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Arup appointed to undertake carbon capture storage study

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Charlotte S Charlotte Fernández UKIMEA Press Office,Leeds
20 April 2016

Arup has been appointed by Summit Power Caledonia UK Ltd (Summit) to provide environmental and permitting advice for the Caledonia Clean Energy Project in Grangemouth, Scotland.

Summit has been awarded £4.2m of funding from Scottish Government and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to undertake a feasibility study for a circa 570 MW Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) generation plant.

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We are pleased to appoint Arup based on their wide ranging energy sector knowledge and the local expertise of their team in Scotland. They will contribute to demonstrating how the Caledonia Clean Energy Project can deliver extremely low carbon generation at an affordable cost in the UK while delivering a step-change reduction in Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions. ” Stephen Kerr Caledonia Clean Energy Project Director, Summit

Arup will be working closely with Summit to provide a number of services including advising on the planning and environmental requirements and potential constraints that will inform project feasibility. The firm will be specifically responsible for conducting environmental risk assessments including air quality, ecological receptors, cooling water options, feedstock delivery as well as landscape and visual impacts. 

It will also assist the development of a stakeholder and engagement strategy with reports and recommendations to be submitted to Summit later this year for assessment. 

 
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CCS technology is a critical technology in enabling Scotland and the UK to achieve secure, affordable and low carbon electricity generation. We are delighted to work on behalf of Summit on a project that is essential to demonstrating the viability of the Scottish and UK Carbon Capture sector. Our technical expertise comes from working across the energy sectors in thermal and renewable generation as well as supporting offshore projects in the North Sea allowing us to provide the best possible advice for Summit - we look forward to the next stages of the project. ” Clare Lavelle Clare Lavelle Head of Energy Consultancy, Arup

Arup has worked on a number of CCS commissions across the UK and Europe supporting energy operators and Government with services from economic studies, outline design, project management and contract management through to technology strategies.