Eco coal power may cost 'double'
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:59 pm"Electricity produced from the next generation of clean coal power stations could be twice as expensive as other coal-fired stations, BBC File On 4 has been told.
The government's hopes for early success in defeating global warming by cleaning up coal fired power stations have been challenged by a leading power generator.
An executive at RWE Npower, expected to be a major player in "carbon capture" technology, has spoken of fears about both the cost and the timescale.
The company hopes to build a big new coal-fired power station fitted with carbon capture and storage at Tilbury on the Thames Estuary."
Interesting!
The government's hopes for early success in defeating global warming by cleaning up coal fired power stations have been challenged by a leading power generator.
An executive at RWE Npower, expected to be a major player in "carbon capture" technology, has spoken of fears about both the cost and the timescale.
The company hopes to build a big new coal-fired power station fitted with carbon capture and storage at Tilbury on the Thames Estuary."
Interesting!