Pipeline route revealed for Humber's bid to lead world with carbon capture
The indicative deployment pathway, seen as the optimal route for a Carbon Capture Use and Storage pipeline from Drax to sub-North Sea storage.
THE preferred route for a new carbon capture and storage pipeline connecting businesses in the Humber has been revealed.
The new pipeline will be a a transformational project for UK Net Zero and the world beyond and would link up major emitters from the North and South Bank, crossing the estuary from the intensive cluster around Killingholme to take in Saltend before heading out from the East Yorkshire coast.
Mr Gwilliam explained how 2021 could be key for the scheme. He said: “This is the closest to an optimised route to pick up the major emitters.
“From Drax, along the South Bank, crossing the estuary to pick up industry from Saltend before going to the deposit site in the southern North Sea.
“We see the introduction of this pipeline as something that will be truly transformational. It will not only secure jobs but provide a stimulus to create more. It is something that we can invest in now to facilitate green recovery post-Covid.
“There is no greater place in the country to tackle the climate problem we have than on the Humber. It will provide a great route to decarbonisation but also increased prosperity for the region.”
An £800m carbon capture funding pot was revealed in the Budget, and Mr Gwilliam has been encouraged by recent comments from the Chancellor about the Humber’s role in a green resurgence from the grip of coronavirus.
“Government support underpins the likelihood of it being successful or not,” he said. “The policy framework is still forming, but the appetite and enthusiasm and visibility of need is a lot clearer. We are confident that the government will put CCS as central to the recovery plan and I think that’s fantastic for us.
“Our challenge on the Humber is creating a case for investing here. For me, there is no greater opportunity to do so than on the Humber Estuary.”
