RWE Generation UK’s Stallingborough combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) and carbon capture project in the UK is reportedly progressing through the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) planning consent process.
The project reportedly consists of a roughly 900MW CCGT power plant paired with a carbon capture facility designed to capture up to 2 million tonnes of CO2 per year. The carbon capture process reportedly uses Shell’s Cansolv® technology, with captured carbon transported and stored via the Viking CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) pipeline. GE Gas Power is reportedly involved in the gas turbine supply, and Technip Energies in the carbon capture facility. The NSIP planning application was reportedly submitted in March 2026, followed by public consultation from March to May.
The plant has a generation capacity of approximately 900MW, with a carbon capture capacity of up to 2 million tonnes per year, it is reported.
The project is viewed as a case of the UK combining CCGT capacity expansion with carbon capture to pursue both increased gas-fired generation and its net-zero goals simultaneously, it is reported.
Pairing new gas-fired power projects with carbon capture facilities is seen as a case illustrating how European countries are seeking to reconcile expanded gas generation with carbon reduction targets.
The timing of the planning consent process’s completion and whether actual construction begins are worth watching.