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Underground Coal Gasification Planning and Environmental Permitting Overview

Explore the complexities and regulations of underground coal gasification (UCG) planning and environmental permitting in England. Learn about the roles of various agencies, such as the Environment Agency (EA), and the requirements for different phases of UCG projects. Stay informed about the latest developments and future steps for UCG and carbon capture technologies.

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Underground Coal Gasification Planning and Environmental Permitting Overview

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  1. Underground Coal Gasification Name John Henderson (Redacted) Job title Senior Advisor, Fuel & Power Date 2/02/2015 DECC UCG Working Group

  2. Overview • EA role in England • Planning • Environmental Permitting - BAT • COMAH & NORM • Engagement • Next Steps

  3. UCG & Planning • Complexity of planning = Costal Concordat MMO, some coastal LPAs & EA signed • Demonstration phase may not require an EIA • Commercial scale will probably require an EIA Sched.1 its not extraction of natural gas, Surface industrial installation extract coal etc > 0.5 hectare Combustion > 300 Mwe Sched.2 – deep drilling

  4. Environmental Permitting • Gasification of coal is an EPR Scheduled activity S 1.2 Part A(1)d. The Stationary Technical Unit (STU) includes above ground, onshore, bore holes & reactor / chamber. • Directly Associated Activities to the STU include • Flares, gas clean up, small combustion units • Effluent treatment, discharges to water • Waste containment & management • No BRef or established BAT for UCG – we do it. • Above ground processes – BAT is defined • BAT for bore holes & gasification is new • COMAH – yes, NORM - probably

  5. Engagement • 2009 - 2013 • EA Limiting Climate Change & UCG – Aug.2010 • B9 Coal, Link Energy, UCG Association • 2013 to date • Operators – Five Quarter & Cluff Energy • UCG Association • Regulators – Sepa & NRW, Coal Authority, HSE • MPs questions & FoIs

  6. Next Steps - UCG • Much depends on operator activity – we have no budget • Continuing watching brief – develop regulatory position • We would like 6 months notice before permit applications arrive • Update EA UCG fact sheet for gov.uk • UCG & CCS – we would like DECC to provide clear policy to ensure low C, clean coal etc.

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