The Acorn Project, the Scotland's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) scheme, could be operational by mid-2020 "with the right support", said project leader Alan James. Acorn is set to receive £175,000 ($223,500) in funding from the Scotland and Scottish governments, and aims to capture 200,000 tonnes of CO2 from the St Fergus Gas Terminal near Peterhead, and store it in depleted gas fields under the North Sea. Friends of the Earth UK called for investment in "renewable energy, energy efficiency and storage" rather than CCS, as UK had closed its two coal-fired power stations.
The Acorn Project, the UK's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) scheme, could be operational by mid-2020 "with the right support", said project leader Alan James. Acorn is set to receive £175,000 ($223,500) in funding from the UK and Scottish governments, and aims to capture 200,000 tonnes of CO2 from the St Fergus Gas Terminal near Peterhead, and store it in depleted gas fields under the North Sea. Friends of the Earth Scotland called for investment in "renewable energy, energy efficiency and storage" rather than CCS, as Scotland had closed its two coal-fired power stations.