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| Carbon capture plan for the Forth | Carbon capture plan for the Forth |
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| New research into capturing carbon dioxide produced by coal-fired power stations and burying it beneath the Firth of Forth has received funding. | New research into capturing carbon dioxide produced by coal-fired power stations and burying it beneath the Firth of Forth has received funding. |
| Scottish Power plans to capture CO2 emissions and bury them deep beneath the seabed in the estuary. | Scottish Power plans to capture CO2 emissions and bury them deep beneath the seabed in the estuary. |
| The Westminster government is supplying the bulk of the £2.3m funding for research into the plan. | The Westminster government is supplying the bulk of the £2.3m funding for research into the plan. |
| Edinburgh University will search for the best sites, which will require specific rock formations. | Edinburgh University will search for the best sites, which will require specific rock formations. |
| They will be looking for porous rock into which the CO2 can be piped, covered by impermeable rock, to stop the gas escaping. | They will be looking for porous rock into which the CO2 can be piped, covered by impermeable rock, to stop the gas escaping. |
| CARBON CAPTURE Clean-coal technologies | |
| If successful they could help to create world leading techniques. | If successful they could help to create world leading techniques. |
| Environmentalists have given it a qualified welcome. | Environmentalists have given it a qualified welcome. |
| They are worried it could divert attention from developing greener energy sources. | They are worried it could divert attention from developing greener energy sources. |
| A carbon capture scheme proposed for Peterhead power station in Aberdeenshire failed to get off the ground due to disputes over funding. | A carbon capture scheme proposed for Peterhead power station in Aberdeenshire failed to get off the ground due to disputes over funding. |
| The proposal would have seen an industrial-scale hydrogen power scheme based in the town. | The proposal would have seen an industrial-scale hydrogen power scheme based in the town. |
| It would have generated 'carbon-free' electricity from hydrogen, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by capturing carbon dioxide and safely storing it. | It would have generated 'carbon-free' electricity from hydrogen, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by capturing carbon dioxide and safely storing it. |