Power stations for Scotland, Wales Government approval has been granted for two ...

Power stations for Scotland, Wales Government approval has been granted for two proposed power stations: a coal-to-gas conversion in Scotland and a biomass-fuelled plat in Wales. Plans to replace the coal-fired power station at Cockenzie in East Lothian, Scotland, with a high efficiency gas station have been approved by Scottish ministers, and the new 1,000 MW combined cycle gas turbine power station will create up to 50 full time positions when completed. The development will be ‘carbon capture ready’ and will be required to fit full CCS technology once this is commercially and technically proven, says the Scottish government. A separate application for a 17.5 km pipeline from the existing gas network at East Fortune to the new power station has also been approved. Meanwhile, consent has been granted, by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), to Anglesey Aluminium Metal Renewables to construct a biomass-fuelled power station at its Penrhos Works at Holyhead, Anglesey. The plant will generate 299 MW of electricity and will employ around 100 full-time personnel when operational. The operator is expected to source fuel from both imported and local sources, with imports coming in through the Port of Holyhead, says DECC.Holyhead, says DECC.