Facts:

Main developer: Doosan Babcock

The test facility is stationed in Renfrew, 9.7 km west of Glasgow, Scotland. Doosan Babcock claim this to be the world’s largest carbon capture research facility.

The post combustion facility simulates the entire process of modern coal-fired power generation. It will burn real coals and biomass, and includes a range of gas clean-up systems, before carbon dioxide capture takes place.

The new facility uses Solvent Scrubbing Technology to capture CO2 from coal-fired flue gases, through a process of absorption and regeneration. Doosan Power Systems has been developing and will continue to develop this technology in partnership with the Canadian based HTC Purenergy and the University of Regina.

The company says it will be ready to deliver very low carbon emission power technology to its customers in both the UK and other global markets, as soon as the market for these products becomes available.

The new facility makes the Renfrew site a global centre for carbon capture research, complementing the OxyCoal Clean Combustion Test Facility, opened by Doosan Babcock in Renfrew, Scotland, in July 2009.

HRH The Princess Royal originally visited the Doosan Babcock site 10 years ago, and revisited Renfrew to meet employees on site and find out more about their activities in carbon capture.