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Geo-pressure and 2OC
For the world to be able to take advantage of this exciting technology, politicians and business leaders need to feel confident that their investment in the technology will be both safe and rewarding. 2OC offers this reassurance.
Geo-pressure in the UK
Harnessing the energy from geo-pressure could add around 1GW of carbon free electricity generating capacity to the UK’s overall capacity. This is equivalent to the capacity of an average, large sized fossil fuel powered plant – they tend to be in the 0.75GW to 1.4GW range - supplying up to 2.5 million homes.
The amount of carbon emissions geo-pressure could potentially save the UK - 1MtC per year – is equivalent to the amount emitted annually by the whole of the National Health Service and substantially more than the amount emitted worldwide by the likes of IBM, Kodak, Nissan and Proctor & Gamble (source The Climate Group). If the generating capacity saved currently comes from a coal fired, rather than a gas fired, power station, the figure of 1MtC saved would increase, as burning coal emits more carbon than burning gas by a factor of approximately 1.7. |
Electricity generation and climate change – understanding the science 