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Carbon capture, usage and storage

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11/1/2023 Comment / Ruth Herber

Can CCUS deliver a ‘just transition’ for UK industrial heartlands in 2023?

This year, 2023, represents a considerable opportunity for the UK to demonstrate its commitment to decarbonisation and a ‘just transition’ through the creation of net zero industrial clusters across the UK. So writes Ruth Herbert, CEO of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) and a speaker at this year’s Energy Institute (EI) International Energy Week in February.*

Carbon capture, usage and storage

Aerial view of Linde's hydrogen production facilities

25/5/2022 News

Major CCS project to advance decarbonisation efforts across Texas Gulf Coast

BP and Linde have unveiled plans to advance a major carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Texas, US, that will enable low carbon hydrogen production at Linde’s existing facilities. The development will also support the storage of CO₂ captured from other industrial facilities – paving the way for large-scale decarbonisation of the Texas Gulf Coast industrial corridor.

Carbon capture and storage

Exterior view of Northern Lights facility

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13/10/2026 Feature / Charlie Bush

Strength in numbers: can industrial clusters cut carbon capture costs?

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has always had an economics problem. Building a dedicated pipeline, compressor station and injection infrastructure for a single industrial emitter necessitates significant investment, often requiring substantial public support. The cluster model offers a way to reduce this by concentrating emitters geographically, connecting them to shared transport and storage infrastructure, and spreading the cost across multiple projects, writes Charlie Bush.

Finance and investment

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11/1/2023 News

UK government announces new £102mn funding for nuclear and hydrogen technologies

The UK government has further backed the future of nuclear power by investing £77mn to support nuclear fuel production and next generation advanced nuclear reactors in the UK. It has also unveiled a further £25mn of funding for innovative technologies that could generate hydrogen from biomass and waste and is seeking views on proposals to make domestic gas boilers hydrogen-ready from 2026. However, a Commons Committee warns that hydrogen is not a panacea to meeting net zero.

Energy policy

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5/4/2023 News

Mixed response to new UK government energy strategy

The UK government’s long-awaited Energy Security Day announcements on 30 March 2023 got a very mixed response, writes Brian Davis.

Carbon capture, usage and storage

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30/10/2024 Comment / Antti Vihavainen

A critical crossroad: Carbon removal market and policy landscape

The key issue for finding a balance between carbon removal sources and sinks in the move towards net zero will be to establish an effective carbon removal market and policy landscape, explains Antti Vihavainen, CEO of carbon crediting platform Puro.earth.

Energy efficiency / management

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19/4/2023 Feature / Chris Poynter

Decarbonisation throughout the value chain

Only a combination of decarbonisation approaches applied across the value chain will help industries and countries reach ambitious net zero targets, writes Chris Poynter, President at ABB System Drives. Electrification and improved energy efficiency will be the key approaches.

Carbon capture, usage and storage

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9/10/2024 Feature / Ken Ede

How to overcome the technical challenges of carbon capture projects

Striking the right balance between providing secure, affordable and increasingly lower-carbon energy will be key to building a more sustainable future. There is a genuine desire to decarbonise the energy system with ‘maximum energy, minimal emissions’. What is the role of carbon capture in delivering a low-carbon future and how are the technical challenges being addressed, asks Ken Ede, Head of Decarbonisation Middle East for leading consulting and engineering group Wood.

Carbon capture and storage

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2/10/2024 Comment / Fabiola De Simone

'No place for carbon removals in emissions reduction policies'

Reducing CO₂ must remain the priority for policymakers; removing it from the atmosphere and permanently storing it can only complement decarbonisation, not replace it. Policy expert with climate advocacy organisation Carbon Market Watch Fabiola De Simone explains.

Health and safety

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25/2/2026 Feature / Charlie Bush

Medical and physiological effects of CO₂ exposure: implications for CCUS deployment

While low ambient concentrations of CO₂ are harmless, acute exposure in enclosed environments can lead to symptoms ranging from headache and dizziness to loss of consciousness and death. Understanding these physiological mechanisms is essential for developing safety thresholds and exposure limits that underpin regulatory standards and emergency response planning, with particular implications for carbon capture use and storage (CCUS) development. Charlie Bush reports.

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Can CCUS deliver a ‘just transition’ for UK industrial heartlands in 2023?

Major CCS project to advance decarbonisation efforts across Texas Gulf Coast

Strength in numbers: can industrial clusters cut carbon capture costs?

UK government announces new £102mn funding for nuclear and hydrogen technologies

Mixed response to new UK government energy strategy

A critical crossroad: Carbon removal market and policy landscape

Decarbonisation throughout the value chain

How to overcome the technical challenges of carbon capture projects

'No place for carbon removals in emissions reduction policies'

Medical and physiological effects of CO₂ exposure: implications for CCUS deployment