October 07, 2008

BOC provides vital element in carbon capture projects in UK

Linde Group’s BOC announced that its extensive experience in the handling and storage of carbon dioxide is making it a key partner in a number of Carbon Capture & Storage projects, including a proposal for the first power station in the UK equipped with Carbon Capture & Storage technology.

It said that “The UK government has recognized the importance of Carbon Capture & Storage technologies as a way to reduce carbon emissions in a world still dependent on fossil fuels for power generation. In November 2007 it announced a competition in which the winning industrial scheme will receive substantial funding to complete the world’s first commercial scale project to capture carbon dioxide from a coal fired power station and store it geologically offshore.”

BOC’s expertise lies in the purification, compression, cryogenic conditioning and transport of carbon dioxide. BOC is working with a consortium of leading international companies led by RWE Power to develop a flexible solution which will enable Carbon Capture & Storage to be applied to a potential new coal fired power station in Tilbury. Proposals have been submitted as part of the Government competition.

Mr Mike Huggon head of the regional business unit, UK and Ireland of BOC said that “The need to solve the challenge of reducing emissions while still using fossil fuels at least in the short to medium term is becoming increasingly urgent. Carbon Capture & Storage offers enormous potential in this regard and governments around the world are keen to develop this technology. At BOC, we have many years experience in handling and storing gases including greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. We are pleased that the UK government has shown its commitment to solving this problem and BOC is ready to play its full part in making Carbon Capture & Storage a commercial reality.”