Technip Energies has announced that they have received an award for a FEED contract. This contract relates to the proposed new build Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station, which will soon be located at Uniper’s Connah’s Quay site.

Through support from Balfour Beatty, as well as, GE Vernova, Technip Energies will work towards supplying FEED services for the integration of the CCGT with Canopy by T.EN. This will be powered by Shell’s CANSOLV CO2 capture system.

So far, the plan for the Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power project is to connect to CO2 transport and storage infrastructure which is within a reasonable distance. It would be able to do this as it would be part of the Hynet Cluster and it will be based in the North West of the UK, which is currently well-known as one of the areas that has become the most industrialised within the country and therefore, it is one of the areas with a large amount of carbon dioxide emissions. The overall aim of this project is to support the UK CCS sector and to do this through contributing to the UK Government’s current target of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

This CCGT was proposed by Uniper and it has a CCS project which has a direct focus on developing the first train of the power plant. The project’s aim for this power plant is for it to reach commercial operation before the end of 2030 and this aim aligns with the requirements of the UK Government Track 1 expansion projects. If the power station receives approval and goes forward to be developed, it will be expected to be developed through two phases. Creating it this way will allow it to provide an estimated 1.3 GW of low carbon power overall and therefore ensuring the continued reliable contribution to the security of a steady supply, whilst simultaneously providing support to UK decarbonization targets.

Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power Project Manager for Uniper, Helen Rogers, commented, “The proposed Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power project would enable us to continue to reliably and efficiently generate electricity when it is needed, contributing to future security of supply as well as contributing to economic growth in the region. The award of the FEED contract competition represents a significant step and will result in one contractor being selected for EPC to build the plant.”

SVP Decarbonization Solutions of Technip Energies, Christophe Malaurie, added, “We are delighted to contribute to Uniper’s ambition to secure a reliable energy supply whilst accelerating the energy transition. By leveraging our unique carbon capture solution, Canopy by T.EN, powered by Shell CANSOLV CO2 Capture System, we are committed to making this project a success, playing an active role to deliver low carbon power generation at scale and support the UK energy transition. Our extensive experience in project design and execution will offer Uniper the expertise to achieve their objectives.