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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she is taking to encourage the retrofitting of clean-coal technology to UK power stations; and what percentage reduction in carbon emissions from such stations she estimates such action would achieve. [202737] Mr. Mike O'Brien: [holding answer 6 December 2004]: DTI is developing a Carbon Abatement Technology Strategy to address the future requirements for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from large-scale power generation in the UK using fossil fuels, including coal. The issue of retrofitting of cleaner-coal technology to UK power stations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions is being considered within this strategy which is due to be published in the new year. In addition, the EU emissions trading scheme comes into effect from 1 January 2005. This scheme will encourage UK power stations to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. The retrofitting of cleaner coal technologies is one of many options available to power station operators to achieve this. The actual carbon dioxide emissions reduction from retrofitting of more efficient cleaner coal technologies to UK power stations would depend on the specific design and operating conditions of the technology fitted and that which it was replacing. However, as an indication, savings in the range of 10-20 per cent. of carbon dioxide emissions should be possible with the retrofitting of such technologies to coal power stations.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

202737; 428 c595W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Coal Air pollution Carbon dioxide Coal fired power stations Carbon EU action EU emissions trading scheme Power stations Pollution control

Link

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