The Hatfield Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Project is being developed by Powerfuel Power Ltd. (Powerfuel), a subsidiary of Powerfuel Plc, and will be built at Hatfield which is near Doncaster in South Yorkshire. Kuzbassrazrezugol (KRU), one of Russia’s largest coal producers, owns 51% of Powerfuel Plc.

The Hatfield IGCC Project will have a gross output of over 900 MW and will use coal from the adjacent colliery. The use of proven gasification technology will enable harmful emissions from the plant to be minimised. In particular, the project will capture approximately 90% of the CO2 produced and it will be participating in the UK government’s competition for CCS projects which is due to commence in November, 2007.

 In September, 2007 Powerfuel appointed Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd. (Jacobs) to carry out a full FEED (Front End Engineering Design) package for the project. This followed the completion of a 9 month PDP (Process Design Package) by Jacobs and the signing of a Gasification Licence with Shell Gas & Power Ltd. in April, 2007.

Powerfuel already has a connection agreement with the National Grid and partial planning consent for the project.

CPP has been involved in the Hatfield IGCC Project since December, 2002 and entered into an agreement in July, 2007 which makes it responsible for the financial modelling of the project.