🏭 Europe's 2nd biggest power plant will have undersea pipes to trap CO2

Plus: Oxford-made magnetic whirls could transfer data at kilometers per second                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 February 20, 2024 | [Read Online]( The Pembroke Power Station in Wales, Europe's second-largest gas-fired power plant by capacity, generates power for four million homes. However, it is also a major emitter of carbon. To address this, plans have been initiated to lay undersea pipes, aiming to capture and store its emissions. According to sources, the pipes will pump carbon emissions across an estuary, where they will then be converted to liquified natural gas (LNG) and buried at sea. 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