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<p>Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) issues are the responsibility of the Clean Electricity
Directorate in the Department.</p><p>Since 2015, the Government has allocated up to
approximately £11 million on a range of carbon capture projects supporting research
and development in CO<sub>2</sub> storage, carbon capture technologies and CCS feasibility
studies.</p><p>The following current projects will be completed in 2017:</p><ul><li><em>Assessing
the potential of CO2 utilisation in the UK. </em>Contract value: £75,000;</li><li><em>CO2
transport and storage: review of business models (Phase 1). </em>Contract value: £20,000;</li><li><em>Assessing
the cost reduction potential and competitiveness of novel (next generation) UK carbon
capture technology. </em>Contract Value: £225,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Additionally,
the Government Energy Entrepreneurs Fund has funded approximately £1.6 million in
support to innovative carbon capture technologies. Phase 5 of this Fund opened on
30 October 2016 with a budget of up to £9 million, which CCS projects were able to
apply for. Phase 5 is currently going through the project selection process and the
winners will be announced in due course. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-entrepreneurs-fund-phase-5"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-entrepreneurs-fund-phase-5</a></p><p>The
UK has also contracted with the EU to provide €5.5m to the ACT (Accelerating CCS Technologies)
Co-fund project. Full details can be found at <a href="http://www.act-ccs.eu/" target="_blank">http://www.act-ccs.eu/</a>.</p>
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