Abstract
For years, optimists have talked up carbon capture and storage (CCS) as an essential part of taking emissions out of electricity generation. Yes, build wind and solar farms, they have said, but they can’t be relied on to produce enough power all the time. So we’ll still need our fleet of fossil-fuel-burning power stations; we just need to stop them pumping carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere.
Original language | English |
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Specialist publication | The Conversation |
Publisher | The Conversation UK |
Publication status | Published - 23 Aug 2017 |
Keywords
- Electricity
- Energy efficiency
- Carbon capture and storage
- Scotland
- Wind farms
- Offshore wind
- North Sea
- CCS
- Solar farms
- gas-fired power