E.ON UK applies to build new £1B supercritical coal-fired power units
E.ON UK has submitted a scoping statement to statutory consultees over its plans to build two new 800MW supercritical units at its Kingsnorth coal-fired power station in Kent.
The application is for what could be the UK’s first highly efficient supercritical coal-fired units, which will reduce carbon emissions by almost 2mta. The two units would be built next to the existing station, which has four units, and would be carbon capture ready. The existing four 485MW coal-fired units will cease operation and be demolished once the new units are fully operational and proven. If the project gets the green light, construction is expected to start in early 2008 with the first power being produced late in 2012....
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