Energy Act 2010 (c. 27)

Part 1 E+W+S Carbon capture and storage and decarbonisation

General E+W+S

6 The administrator E+W+S

(1) The Authority is the administrator for the purposes of this Part.

(2) But the Secretary of State may, by regulations, make provision for a public body to become the administrator (whether in place of the Authority or a person who is administrator by virtue of previous regulations under this section).

(3) Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must consult the following persons—

(a) the person who would cease to be administrator by virtue of the regulations;

(b) such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks it is appropriate to consult.

(4) In this section “public body” includes the Secretary of State.

7 CCS demonstration projects and additional CCS use E+W+S

(1) In this Part, “CCS demonstration project” means—

(a) a project to demonstrate and assess carbon capture and storage technology through its use in commercial electricity generation, or

(b) a project to prepare for, or assess the feasibility of, a project falling within paragraph (a) of this definition.

(2) In this Part, “additional CCS use” means—

(a) the use of carbon capture and storage technology in commercial electricity generation (including bringing the technology into such use), apart from such use in a CCS demonstration project, or

(b) activities to prepare for, or assess the feasibility of, use of carbon capture and storage technology falling within paragraph (a) of this definition.

(3) In this Part, “carbon capture and storage technology” means technology for doing, or contributing to the doing of, any of the following things—

(a) capturing carbon dioxide that has been produced by, or in connection with, commercial electricity generation;

(b) transporting such carbon dioxide that has been captured;

(c) disposing of such carbon dioxide that has been captured, by way of permanent storage.

(4) For the purposes of this section—

• “carbon dioxide” includes any substance consisting primarily of carbon dioxide;

• “commercial electricity generation” means generation of electricity, on a commercial scale.

8 Interpretation of Part E+W+S

In this Part—

• “additional CCS use” has the meaning given in section 7;

• “administrator” means the person who is the administrator by virtue of section 6;

• “assistance scheme” means a scheme under section 1(3) or (4);

• “assisted activities”, in relation to an assistance scheme, means the CCS demonstration project or additional CCS use specified in an assistance scheme;

• “carbon capture and storage technology” has the meaning given in section 7;

• “CCS demonstration project” has the meaning given in section 7;

• “demonstration station” means an electricity generating station at which a CCS demonstration project is carried out;

• “functions” includes functions involving the exercise of a discretion;

• “participant”, in relation to an assistance scheme, means the person or persons carrying out the assisted activities.