Waste-to-energy operator Enfinium said the carbon removal project will remove the equivalent of the carbon emissions of "every household in Manchester out of the atmosphere"
By Alex Grant, senior vice president and UK country manager, Equinor
The demolition of the chimney stacks at SSE’s Ferrybridge power station on 21 August was a powerful symbol of the progress the UK has made in weaning itself off emitting carbon dioxide. Less than a decade ago, more than 40% of the UK’s electricity was produced from coal-fired power stations like Ferrybridge. Today the figure is more like 2%. And the UK government is committed to getting rid of the last vestiges of coal by 2025.
The demolition of a record-breaking power station that provided energy to the UK for 50 years is "heart-wrenching", a project manger who has worked there for nearly three decades has said.
