DTI supports research and development for carbon capture and storage (CCS) through the Technology Programme. During 2005-06 some £3.5 million was set aside for Carbon Abatement Technologies of which £2.3 million has been allocated to CCS. This funding will continue through 2007 at which stage the new arrangements for the Technology Strategy Board and Energy Technologies Institute will be introduced.
Additionally £35 million has also been allocated for the demonstration of components for CCS technologies. To date some £1.4 million of those funds has been set aside for one project.
Funding is also made available by the Research Councils. The following table outlines their expenditure on CCS research to date:
£ 2000-01 23,000 2001-02 42,000 2002-03 78,000 2003-04 30,000 2004-05 966,000 2005-06 1,072,000