SSE Thermal and Equinor have submitted a planning (DCO) application for one of the UK’s first power stations equipped with carbon capture technology, marking a major milestone in plans for decarbonisation in the Humber region.

A new alliance has been formed between the new Peterhead Carbon Capture Power Station, being planned by SSE Thermal and Equinor, and the Acorn CCS Project in the north-east of Scotland.

As a business focused on delivering net zero, SSE is committed to being transparent on its sustainability impacts and progress.

SSE plc plans to invest around £2bn largely in low carbon power projects this year and is weighing up further investments as the UK prepares to host COP26. The company has created more than 1,000 jobs during the pandemic and expects to build on this number in 2021-22.

SSE Thermal and Equinor have today unveiled plans to jointly develop a new low-carbon power station at Peterhead, which could become one of the UK’s first power stations equipped with carbon capture technology.

Equinor and SSE Thermal have today unveiled plans to jointly develop two first-of-a-kind, low-carbon power stations in the UK’s Humber region.