Released on = February 11, 2007, 11:51 am

Press Release Author = Stephen Harrison Campaigns Manager

Industry = Automotive

Press Release Summary = The Car Party asks the Goverment and opposition parties to
support the car party in it\'s request to build a new generation of nuclear power
stations and to invest in carbon capture

Press Release Body = Car Party says invest in carbon capture now.

The Car Party and Carbon Capture. 16th February 2007.
Stephen Harrison 0870 863 5878 secretary@thecarparty.org.uk
Car Party says invest in carbon capture now.
A possibility exists to capture the CO2 emissions from fossil fuel power stations
and for storing this in exhausted off shore oil fields and gas fields. Great Britain
should start investing in Carbon Capture Now!
Natural gas is methane CH4. This is produced from several fields, offshore in the UK
North Sea. The gas is brought onshore by pipeline, to the St Fergus gas terminal,
and then to the Peterhead power station, where it is burned to make electricity. At
present the CO2 from burning this gas goes into the atmosphere.
The plan is to add a new part onto the power station, which will use existing
oil-refinery technology to split gas into Hydrogen H2 and CO2. The CO2 will be
separated by a newly designed membrane, and will then be then sent offshore, using
an existing corrosion-resistant pipeline.
This CO2 goes to the Miller oilfield, which is near to the end of its normal life of
oil production. But, like many fields, more than 30% of the oil is still
un-produced. The CO2 makes the remaining oil easier to produce - partly paying for
the operation. The CO2 is stored in the oilfield, 4km below sea level, instead of
being vented into the atmosphere from the power station. This is the first such
integrated whole-system in the world, and could be operating before 2009.
This is one such example of how carbon capture could reduce dramatically CO2
emissions in the UK.
The Car Party has other policies for the reduction of CO2 by burning un-recyclable
waste for the generation of electricity and stripping the CO2 from the resulting
emissions. Nuclear power should be used to generate a larger proportion of our
electricity thus reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. This would also reduce the
impact on the landscape of wind farms


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Shropshire
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0870 863 5878
maureen@thecarparty.org.uk