Scotland highlights carbon capture jobs potential
18 May 2011
Edinburgh, Scotland – Over 5,000 people could be employed on the construction and operation of three proposed demonstration projects for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Scotland, according to Scottish Enterprise.
The proposed facilities – at Longannet, Peterhead and Hunterston – are to trial the technical and commercial aspects of CCS technology, towards the deployment of CCS in existing and new fossil-fuel power plants.
A Scottish Enterprise study found that up to 4,600 direct and indirect jobs could be created during the construction phase to 2020, with a further 454 operational jobs supported during the operational lifetime of the demo facilities.
The study also estimated that up to £2.75bn of ’gross valued added’ (GVA) could be added to the Scottish economy during construction, with an additional £535m per annum over their operational lifetime.
The proposals include Ayrshire Power’s multi-fuel 1,852MWe power station with CCS at Hunterston, North Ayrshire. This is expected to create 100 engineering jobs in Renfrew, around 1,600 construction jobs in North Ayrshire at the peak of the construction phase and 160 once the plant is operational.
