Part 1Carbon capture and storage and decarbonisation
General
7CCS demonstration projects and additional CCS use
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.