SSE Thermal is part of SSE plc and is on a mission to deliver the flexible energy needed today while powering the transition to net zero. Its flexible generation and gas storage sites play a crucial role in keeping the lights on across the UK and Ireland and the company is rising to the low-carbon challenge with its teams at the cutting-edge of vital technologies including hydrogen and carbon capture. The business has two power CCS projects in active development – Keadby 3 Carbon Capture in North Lincolnshire and Peterhead Carbon Capture in Aberdeenshire.
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Sproule ERCE
Sproule ERCE is an employee-owned global energy consulting firm with over 73 years of experience across the energy value chain including conventional and unconventional upstream oil and gas, CCUS, lithium, liquified natural gas and hydrogen.
The majority of the Sproule ERCE team is made up of specialists from the subsurface including geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists, modelling specialists and reservoir engineers. There is also a wells, facilities and economics group. Our CCUS projects primarily focus on the subsurface, where we have evaluated the capacity, injectivity and containment of saline aquifers and depleted fields from around the globe.
Sproule ERCE provides comprehensive support for CCUS through the following six core services:
• Assessing Risk, Uncertainty & Mitigation: We provide a variety of services to support risk and uncertainty evaluation, leveraging our knowledge of international CCUS assets. We undertake studies from early red flag screening and due diligence to full subsurface simulation modelling of the CO2 plume and pressure response.
• Supporting Project Development and Decision Gates: Our technical studies and risk assessments have been used in Carbon Storage Licence rounds, regulatory submissions and client decision gates. This includes assessment of the capacity, injectivity and containment of saline aquifers and depleted fields.
• Audits and Competent Person Reports: We have prepared reports for Regulators, Equity Investors and M&A deals, to support CCUS business activity. We have significant experience in reporting to SRMS.
• Accessing Finance: We have extensive experience in CCS financing as Lenders’ Advisors. We have engaged with Banks, Export Credit Agencies, Insurance companies and government regulators during these processes.
• Support for Regulators: Our staff have firsthand experience in developing a CCS regulatory framework. We offer support as regulators build frameworks and systems to encourage and govern CCUS in their territories.
• CCUS Education: We offer training and workshops on CCUS subsurface challenges. We also offer bespoke training on advanced topics regarding policy, industry best-practice & regulatory considerations.
Spirit Energy
Spirit Energy is a pioneering energy company with two shareholders: Centrica plc (69%), and Stadtwerke München GmbH SWM (31%). It operates in the UK and the Netherlands, with a 600-strong team, and 18 producing field interests.
It’s portfolio and ambitions span the breadth of the energy transition. It is continuing to break new ground, collaborating, and thinking differently. The company’s strategy is focused on safely delivering production from existing assets; meeting and de-risking decommissioning obligations and pursuing strategic energy transition opportunities from existing assets.
With its Peak Cluster partners, Spirit is developing the Morecambe Net Zero carbon storage project, transforming the depleted East Irish gas fields into the largest store in Europe with one billion tonnes of storage capacity. It will store carbon emissions from the Peak Cluster which accounts for 40% of the UK’s cement and lime production. The Peak Cluster is being backed with investment from the National Wealth Fund.
Spirit is proud of its heritage. With more than 40 years of production, it is maximising the potential of existing assets and substantial gas reserves in the UK and Netherlands. Above all, its people live by their commitment to safety in everything they do. Its portfolio is predominantly gas (96%), providing vital, primary energy to fuel homes and businesses in the UK and Europe.
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Snam
Snam is Europe’s leading operator in natural gas transport, with a network of approximately 38,000 km in Italy and abroad. The company also deals with storage, of which it holds more than 17% of the European capacity, and regasification, with 13.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year that will rise to 18.5 billion cubic meters to 2025 thanks to the plant in Ravenna. Its medium-long term ambition is to develop and consolidate a system of energy infrastructure for a sustainable future, positioning itself as a multi-molecule operator at national and European level, focusing on innovation and enhancing the role of gas as a transition vector. Snam is among the leading Italian listed companies by market capitalisation.
With its 80 years of experience in the construction and management of infrastructure, Snam ensures supply security and promotes the energy transition through investments in green gases (biomethane and hydrogen), energy efficiency, and CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) technology. The company also creates new green areas through a benefit corporation focused on urban afforestation projects.
Snam also aims to reduce direct greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2027, 40% by 2030, and 50% by 2032, reaching carbon neutrality (100%) by 2040. This will involve offsetting emissions that cannot be eliminated through selected offset projects, engaging affiliated companies and suppliers. Snam also aims to achieve net-zero emissions on all fronts, including indirect ones, by 2050. The Group is actively working on reducing natural gas emissions on its assets. In 2023, Snam achieved a -55% reduction compared to 2015 and has set a target of -64% by 2027.
SLB Capturi
SLB Capturi: Leading the Way in Carbon Capture Technology
SLB Capturi, a joint venture between SLB and Aker Carbon Capture, is at the forefront of carbon capture technology. With expertise across the entire CCUS value chain, we are dedicated to reducing industry’s environmental impact for a sustainable future.
Our technology is cost-effective, robust, and flexible, suitable for both existing plants and new builds. With over 60,000 operating hours and DNV GL certification, our process technology is proven and reliable. We prioritize health, safety, and environmental (HSE) standards, delivering best-in-class CO2 capture through our patented solvent portfolio and emission-preventing technologies. Our solutions cater to various industries, including gas-to-power, bio/waste-to-energy, pulp and paper, cement, refineries, and hydrogen production.
Why Choose SLB Capturi?
• Extensive Project Execution Experience: Our team excels in managing complex projects, ensuring reliability and efficiency.
• Proven Technology: Validated through rigorous real-world testing and independent third-party assessments.
• Modular Construction: Flexible, scalable solutions that reduce footprint, delivery, and construction times, and costs.
• Superior HSE Performance: Best-in-class management of solvents and emissions.
• Energy Efficiency: Designed to maximize energy efficiency, lowering operational costs and environmental impact.
• Exceptional CO2 Quality: Meeting stringent specifications and pre-qualified for the Voluntary Carbon Market for biogenic sources.
Innovative Solutions: Just Catch™ and Big Catch™
Our standardized Just Catch™ plants deliver pure CO₂ for various applications, with capacities of 100,000 to 400,000 TPA. These modular plants are easy to fabricate, transport, install, and operate, offering compact design, short delivery times, and low costs.
For large-scale needs, our Big Catch™ concept provides tailored solutions with capacities from 400,000 TPA to millions, integrating advanced heat recovery and modular construction for low energy consumption.
Proven Track Record
We are currently executing three world-scale projects:
• Twence, Netherlands: Capturing 100,000 TPA from waste-to-energy.
• Heidelberg Materials, Norway: Capturing 400,000 TPA from cement production.
• Ørsted Kalundborg Hub, Denmark: Delivering five modular CO₂ capture plants, each with a capacity of 100,000 TPA.
SLB Capturi: Carbon Capture. Delivered. At Scale.
Slaughter and May
Slaughter and May is a leading international law firm, recognised throughout the business community for its exceptional legal service, commercial awareness and commitment to clients. We advise on high-profile, ground-breaking and complex transactions, contentious matters and support our clients across all aspects of risk. We act for more FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies than any other law firm. We have also received a number of awards both for our legal work and for our contribution to the world around us, including our commitment to diversity.
We cover every type of transaction: from corporate law, M&A, competition, subsidy control and financing, to disputes and public law. We specialise in assisting clients in first-of-a-kind projects such as low carbon hydrogen, carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) and greenhouse gas removal technologies. We act for entities involved at every stage of these emerging value chains including generators, utilities, energy traders, network operators, gas storage operators, oil and gas companies, governments, regulators, industrial emitters and transport sector clients. We are experienced in delivering ground-breaking projects in the context of nascent markets and are actively working on mandates in relation to low carbon hydrogen and CCUS, both in the UK and internationally, including in relation to new regulatory frameworks.
Siemens Energy Limited
Siemens Energy is one of the world’s leading energy technology companies. The company works with its customers and partners on energy systems for the future, thus supporting the transition to a more sustainable world. With its portfolio of products, solutions and services, Siemens Energy covers almost the entire energy value chain – from power generation and transmission to storage. The portfolio includes conventional and renewable energy technology, such as gas and steam turbines, hybrid power plants operated with hydrogen, and power generators and transformers. More than 50 percent of the portfolio has already been decarbonized.
We are a global team of more than 91,000 dedicated employees. Together, we’re responsible for meeting the growing energy demand while ensuring our climate is protected. We keep the best of our 150-year legacy and push the boundaries of what is possible. We strive for sustainability in our decarbonization journey, innovation centered on future technologies, and transformation among future focused offerings, portfolio and mindset. Together as one team across 90 countries, we are committed to making sustainable, reliable and affordable energy possible. This is how we shape the energy of tomorrow.
Shell plc
Shell is an international energy company with expertise in the exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals. Our strategy is to strengthen our position as a leading energy company by providing oil and gas and low-carbon energy as the world’s energy system changes. Safety and social responsibility are fundamental to our business approach. Shell’s purpose is to power progress together with more and cleaner energy solutions. We believe that rising standards of living for a growing global population are likely to continue to drive demand for energy, including oil and gas, for years to come. At the same time, technology changes and the need to tackle climate change means there is a transition underway to a lower-carbon, multisource energy system.
Shell at a glance in 2018:
70+ countries we operate in
82,000 employees on average
71 million tonnes of LNG sold during the year
21 refineries we have interests in
3.7 million barrels of oil equivalent we produce per day
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Enterprise is Scotland’s main economic development agency and a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. We support businesses to innovate and scale to transform Scotland’s economy, by focusing on the most transformative economic opportunities where we can make the biggest difference:
• Creating an internationally competitive energy transition industry in Scotland.
• Scaling the impact of Scotland’s innovation strengths into high-growth industries of the future.
• Driving capital investment to deliver a step-change in Scotland’s productivity.
SCCS
Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) is a partnership between the British Geological Survey, Heriot-Watt University, the University of Aberdeen, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde. It is a centre of excellence for research and development in carbon capture and storage, with researchers and professional staff providing world-class research and expertise across the full CCS value chain – including BECCS, DACCS, hydrogen and CO₂ utilisation – from capture engineering and geoscience to law, policy, public engagement and dissemination. The partnership comprises state-of-the-art experimental and analytical facilities, expertise in field studies and a wide range of computational modelling capabilities.