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The Carbon Capture & Storage Association is delighted to join the new UK Energy Supply Chain (UKESC) taskforce, co-chaired by DIT Minister for Exports Graham Stuart and BEIS Energy Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan. 

In a move which underpins the crucial role that the UK’s energy supply chain will play in helping the UK government to achieve their 2050 net zero ambitions, UKESC has been developed to help ensure that UK companies can more readily transition to the green economy.  

Key to this will be to nurture the key technologies, skills and capacity that we already have across thousands of businesses, and to identify and support the rapid growth of competitive new capabilities to meet future energy needs.  

This will allow expertise across the broad spectrum of energy technologies to be developed in the UK and then be exported widely to global markets, to help deliver the global drive to decarbonisation.  

Olivia Powis, Head of UK Office at the CCSA, said: “CCUS will form an important part of the future energy supply chain and due to geographical advantages and world-leading skills and expertise, the UK has a unique opportunity to become a global leader in the development of CCUS. By working together across the energy industry we have the opportunity to create a strong UK supply chain, providing significant domestic jobs and growth. 

This will boost the UK’s prosperity and make a significant contribution to the Government’s levelling up agenda, whilst at the same time creating important export opportunities for UK companies in a global market estimated to be worth several hundreds of billions of pounds by 2050”. 

The taskforce will be technology-agnostic and will cover all energy sectors and all areas of the UK, recognising the work that is already moving at pace across the country, and will work in support of levelling up, building back better and existing sector deals.  

It will provide a more amplified voice for the entirety of the UK energy supply chain, to help ensure their challenges, needs and opportunities are more directly incorporated into policy thinking.   

Commenting on UKESC, and his role as co-chair, Graham Stuart, Minister for Exports, Department for International Trade said: “The UK is leading the world in reducing emissions and charting a route to net zero. As well as being the right thing to do, being a world leader gives us the chance to develop the technologies and industrial capability in the UK which can then be exported elsewhere.  

“The taskforce will be a joint enterprise between industry and government which will guide policy making so that as many jobs and businesses as possible are created in the UK. Domestic delivery and international sales are intertwined – and we will do everything we can to deliver both.”  

Energy Minister and co-chair of the UK Energy Supply Chain Taskforce, Anne-Marie Trevelyan said: “It is vital that we work hand in hand with industry as we build back greener to ensure UK companies can play their part in meeting our ambitious climate commitments. I am looking forward to engaging with our energy supply chain through this Taskforce. 

“Working with industry will also guarantee we have a skills base fit for the future with jobs on the ground right across the country for generations to come. The government’s commitment to levelling up every corner of the UK and supporting key government policies like the North Sea Transition Deal will be central to the work of the UK Energy Supply Chain Taskforce.” 

The secretariat will be provided by the Energy Industries Council (EIC).  

Supply chain companies in the energy sector are invited to take part in a survey to inform the taskforce about their views, needs, challenges and opportunities. Find out more and take part in the survey here: https://energyindustriescouncil.com/p/4E8P-HYR/ukesc-ccsa  

For further comment, please contact Judith Shapiro or Olivia Powis on 07979 380294. 

The Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA), the trade body for the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) industry in the UK, has today published a report on developing the UK supply chains to deliver a successful CCUS rollout programme, in line with Net Zero.

The report “Supply Chain Excellence for CCUS” has been developed with input from sector experts from almost 50 organisations; including BEIS and the Energy Industries Council (EIC).

The report concludes that expenditure on CCUS (including hydrogen and greenhouse gas removals) could reach £41 billion by 2035, and with strategies to support domestic companies, the UK could develop a CCUS supply chain with a high proportion of UK jobs and local manufacturing of products and goods – delivering significant benefits to regional economies in the UK’s industrial heartlands.

Olivia Powis, Head of UK Office at the CCSA, said:

“Due to geographical advantages and world-leading skills and expertise, the UK has a unique opportunity to become a global leader in the development of CCUS. The next decade will be critical for CCUS deployment and by implementing the recommendations in today’s report, we have the opportunity to create a strong UK supply chain, providing significant domestic jobs and growth.

This will boost the UK’s prosperity and make a significant contribution to the Government’s levelling up agenda, whilst at the same time creating important export opportunities for UK companies in a global market estimated to be worth several hundreds of billions of pounds by 2050”.

James Smith, Co-chair of the CCUS Council, said:

“Net zero is by far the biggest infrastructure project the UK has pursued in peacetime. Successful delivery demands excellent supply chains. Excellent supply chains create major opportunities for the UK to rejuvenate and rebuild its industrial base.”

 

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The CCSA report “Supply Chain Excellence for CCUS” is published on the 22nd July and can be downloaded below.

The report sets out five key recommendations:

1. Clusters to work with industry and mobilise a cross-industry team to build on this report and develop supportive supply chain strategies for the CCUS industry.

2. Work with industry on the development of strategies for the following opportunities:

Industry to review and identify which technologies/ equipment would benefit from modularisation and standardisation and assess the potential for UK supply chains to competitively make fully modularised plant.
Project owners to promote policies and commercial constructs that can maximise the opportunities for UK engineering and design companies and support them to export project expertise in CCUS technology.
Foster a UK-based pre-combustion supply chain, from novel blue hydrogen production technology to compressors, meters and burners.
Industry to engage the UK base materials sector (e.g. steel, plastics, composites and hosing) to produce the products required by CCUS.
Government to identify opportunities to engage in the development of novel post combustion, BECCS and DACCS technologies which must be built to prevalence for the UK to meet its Net Zero target.

3. Clusters to inform and prepare UK supply chains on the equipment and services that will be required by the emerging CCUS sector to avoid future bottlenecks and provide visibility for the near-future opportunities.

4. Industry to develop strategies that focus on creating skilled, long-term jobs, a diverse workforce and levelling-up the regions.

5. Government to ensure effective delivery and coordination of UK supply chain activities.

For media enquiries please contact Judith Shapiro on 07719763133 or email ju************@************on.org

The Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) has today published a report written by international engineering consultancy Afry and Cambridge Econometrics on the economic impact of scaling up CCUS in the 2020s. It also looks at the funding required to deliver this and the lessons that can be learned from offshore wind deployment in the 2010s.

It explores the impact of rolling out CCUS in the 2020s under two scenarios:

The Government’s Ten Point Plan scenario to capture 10 million tonnes (Mt) of CO2 a year by 2030, before scaling up in the 2030s; and
The Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) Balanced Net Zero Pathway in the Sixth Carbon Budget to capture 22 Mt of CO2 a year by 2030, before more than tripling capacity in the 2030s.

Using Cambridge Econometrics’ E3ME model, the report looks at the economic benefits of CCUS deployment in the 2020s. The CCC scenario could see up to ten thousand new jobs created in the mid-2020s in the UK’s industrial heartlands and give the UK early mover advantage in the global CCUS race, creating export opportunities and with this, a potential 50,000 additional jobs. This level of deployment would also help to safeguard more than 50,000 jobs in iron, steel, cement, chemicals and refining – that could otherwise be at risk.

The report also maps out the annual funding requirements to deploy CCUS at the necessary scale to deliver these two scenarios by 2030 – which ranges from £1.2bn under the Ten Point Plan scenario to £2.6bn under the CCC scenario.

The renewable power sector, and in particular offshore wind, benefited in the early 2010s from long term annual funding envelopes known as the Levy Control Framework, which is set at £8.6bn for 2020/21. This long term certainty drove deployment and cost reductions in the 2010s, so there is precedent for decarbonisation spending at this level to successfully develop new industries that will be crucial for the net zero transition.

Ahead of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review, the report also considers what lessons can be learned from offshore wind support ten years ago in order to build a similarly successful CCUS industry in the UK today. It concludes that there is an immediate need to de-risk CCUS today, which requires visibility of a long term funding framework up to 2030 to deliver CO2 capture targets. This needs to provide an equivalent to the Levy Control Framework which provided both funding visibility and consumer protection for renewables a decade ago.

The executive summary of the report “Economic Analysis of UK CCUS” can be downloaded below.

The full report is available on request.

The CCSA is proud to be a founding member of a new Offshore Wind and CCUS Co-location Forum, which has been set up by The Crown Estate.

The Forum, which also includes RenewableUK, the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA), Government and Crown Estate Scotland, will “provide strategic coordination of co-location research and activity and help maximise the potential of the seabed” for offshore wind and CCUS – two industries which will be critical to achieve the UK’s net zero target.

Olivia Powis, Head of UK Office at the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA), says: “We are delighted to be part of the new Offshore Wind and CCUS Co-location Forum, bringing together two industries that will be critical to achieving net zero. As the UK prepares to host COP26 later this year, it is vital that we work together to bring forward all solutions that will be needed to solve the climate crisis.

“Offshore wind is already a UK success story and through initiatives such as this forum, we can develop the framework that will bring forward CCUS projects in line with the Climate Change Committee’s Sixth Carbon Budget – thereby creating another tremendous success story, with high UK content.”

The full press release can be found here.

Alongside the forum, a new “CCUS & Offshore Wind Overlap Study Report” has also been published. The report can be downloaded here.

EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 THURSDAY 24th JUNE 2021, LONDON – The Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA), the trade body for the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) industry in the UK, welcomes the Climate Change Committee’s Progress Report to Parliament 2021.

The report highlights CCUS, Greenhouse Gas Removals and Hydrogen as critical initiatives to achieve global Net Zero emissions and recommends progress on CCUS in a number of sectors including; CCUS transport and storage, gas power stations and industry.

Luke Warren, Chief Executive of the CCSA, commented:

“The message from the Climate Change Committee is clear – we need to be moving further and faster on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS). Whilst the UK has come a long way on CCUS, in particular introducing an ambition of capturing 10 million tonnes per year by 2030 in last year’s ten point plan, this does not go far enough. Indeed today’s report concludes that this ambition is 12 Mt/CO2 behind the necessary pathway to meet net zero.

It is clear that CCUS will be a vital part of the decarbonisation pathway for many key sectors and, as the Committee has emphasised, this decade will be critical for scaling up CCUS across industry, hydrogen, power, greenhouse gas removals and energy from waste.

We now urgently need to move forward with the framework that will deliver the first CCUS clusters by 2030. The CCSA will shortly publish a report setting out the economic benefits of investing in a CCUS industry. We have modelled both the ten point plan scenario as well as the deployment levels recommended in the Sixth Carbon Budget.

We look forward to sharing our findings and showcasing the tremendous UK opportunity from delivering a net zero compliant CCUS programme.”

 

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Notes to Editors

For media enquiries please contact Judith Shapiro on 07719763133 or email ju************@************on.org

To find out more about the Carbon Capture Storage Association (CCSA) please visit the CCSA website at http://www.ccsassociation.org/.

CCUS, or Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage, is a key low carbon solution – vital to meeting the UK’s statutory Net Zero target at least cost. CCUS enables the production of clean power, clean products (such as steel and cement) and clean hydrogen – which can then be used to decarbonise heating and transport. In addition, CCUS unlocks a key method of greenhouse gas removal, through sustainable bioenergy and CCS (BECCS) and Direct Air Capture with Storage (DACS).

The UK is fortunate to have advanced CCUS project proposals in all of the major industrial regions; including Humber, Teesside, Merseyside, Scotland and South Wales. These projects demonstrate the breadth of applications and industries for which CCUS provides a vital net zero solution.

If you would like more information on CCUS please get in touch using the above details.

24 May 2021, London – The Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA), the trade body for the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) industry in the UK, welcomes today’s announcement of the first tranche winners of the BEIS Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) Phase 1: Summer 2020 competition.

Of the 14 projects that have today received funding, three of these related to CCUS; “Phillips 66 Ltd: Refuelling the Humber refinery” (linked to the Humber CCUS cluster), “Tate & Lyle Sugars Ltd: Application of advanced cryogenic carbon capture to smaller scale and dispersed industrial site” and “Essar Oil (UK) Ltd: Stanlow refinery net zero ready furnace replacement” (linked to the HyNet CCUS project).

Today’s announcement forms part of a wider package of announcements regarding funding competitions which support CCUS and related industry including; the launch of the UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC), selection of 24 projects under Phase 1 of the Direct air capture and greenhouse gas removal programme, opening of the £60m Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply 2 Competition and launch of the £20 million CCUS Innovation 2.0 Competition: expression of interest.

Olivia Powis, Head of the UK Office CCSA, said:

“Today’s announcements are further proof that the Government is committed to delivering on its CCUS ambitions and is moving forward with projects at pace.

We are delighted to see a number of CCUS clusters represented in today’s announcements, as well as progress in a variety of CCUS applications such as hydrogen, industrial decarbonisation and greenhouse gas removal.

This year is already shaping up to be critical for CCUS deployment – with a number of key decisions expected that will ensure we can deliver at least four CCUS clusters by 2030. The CCUS industry is working closely with Government to realise this ambition which will make a significant contribution to the UK’s net zero transition.”

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Notes to Editors

For media enquiries please contact Judith Shapiro on 07719763133 or email ju************@************on.org

To find out more about the Carbon Capture Storage Association (CCSA) please visit the CCSA website at http://www.ccsassociation.org/.

CCUS, or Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage, is a key low carbon solution – vital to meeting the UK’s statutory Net Zero target at least cost. CCUS enables the production of clean power, clean products (such as steel and cement) and clean hydrogen – which can then be used to decarbonise heating and transport. In addition, CCUS unlocks a key method of greenhouse gas removal, through sustainable bioenergy and CCS (BECCS) and Direct Air Capture (DAC).

The UK is fortunate to have advanced CCUS project proposals in all of the major industrial regions; including Humber, Teesside, Merseyside, Scotland and South Wales. These projects demonstrate the breadth of applications and industries for which CCUS provides a vital net zero solution.

If you would like more information on CCUS please get in touch using the above details.

 

17 March 2021, London – The Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA), the trade body for the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) industry in the UK, welcomes today’s announcement of the Government’s Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy.

As part of this announcement, the Government has today allocated £171 million from the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge Fund to a number of CCUS clusters in the North West, Scotland, Teesside, Humber and South Wales.

Luke Warren, Chief Executive of the CCSA, said:

“Today’s announcement is another significant step forward to realising the Government’s new CCUS ambition of delivering at least four low carbon clusters by 2030. The Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy sets out the clear role for CCUS as providing the foundations for delivering net zero in the UK.

We are particularly delighted to see that funding has been allocated to CCUS clusters in all the five key industrial regions of the UK. This will be critical to meeting the UK’s target of capturing 10 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030 and is essential to enabling our transition to net zero.

Alongside the funding announced today, clarity is needed on the long-term CCUS investment framework to 2030. This will provide important visibility on the available funding, which is critical to ensuring industry confidence and deploying this sector at scale.

Ahead of COP26, the UK has today sent another strong signal to the world that it is committed to tackling climate change and becoming a world leader in this crucial technology”.

 

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Notes to Editors

For media enquiries please contact Judith Shapiro on 07719763133 or email ju************@************on.org.

To find out more about the Carbon Capture Storage Association (CCSA) please visit the CCSA website at http://www.ccsassociation.org/.

CCUS, or Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage, is a key low carbon solution – vital to meeting the UK’s statutory Net Zero target at least cost. CCUS enables the production of clean power, clean products (such as steel and cement) and clean hydrogen – which can then be used to decarbonise heating and transport. In addition, CCUS unlocks a key method of greenhouse gas removal, through sustainable bioenergy and CCS (BECCS) and Direct Air Capture (DAC).

The UK is fortunate to have advanced CCUS project proposals in all of the major industrial regions; including Humber, Teesside, Merseyside, Scotland and South Wales. These projects demonstrate the breadth of applications and industries for which CCUS provides a vital net zero solution.

If you would like more information on CCUS please get in touch using the above details.

EMBARGOED TO 00.01 WEDNESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2020, London – The Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA), the trade body for the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) industry in the UK, welcomes the release of the Climate Change Committee’s advice to Government on the Sixth Carbon Budget.

The report “The Sixth Carbon Budget – The UK’s path to Net Zero”, sets out the world’s first route map for a fully decarbonised nation. The report includes an upward revision to the amount of CCUS that will be required by 2030 to enable the UK to meet its statutory net zero target.

Luke Warren, Chief Executive of the CCSA, said:

“Today’s advice from the Climate Change Committee is clear – to deliver net zero across the UK economy, we need to be moving further and faster with emissions reductions from Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage.

The Committee recommends an increase to the amount of CCUS that the UK must deploy in the next decade. The CCUS industry should now be aiming to store over 20 MtCO2 every year by 2030. This requires the UK to develop CCUS clusters in all of our industrial regions.

Industry is ready to deliver this ambition and is actively progressing work on the CCUS clusters, helping the UK to demonstrate to the world its commitment to tackling climate change whilst ensuring a green post-Covid recovery”.

 

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Notes to Editors

For media enquiries please contact Judith Shapiro on 07719763133 or email ju************@************on.org

To find out more about the Carbon Capture Storage Association (CCSA) please visit the CCSA website at http://www.ccsassociation.org/.

CCUS, or Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage, is a key low carbon solution – vital to meeting the UK’s statutory Net Zero target at least cost. CCUS enables the production of clean power, clean products (such as steel and cement) and clean hydrogen – which can then be used to decarbonise heating and transport. In addition, CCUS can be combined with sustainable bioenergy to deliver negative emissions.

The UK is fortunate to have advanced CCUS project proposals in all of the major industrial regions; including Humber, Teesside, Merseyside, Scotland and South Wales. These projects demonstrate the breadth of applications and industries for which CCUS provides a vital net zero solution.

If you would like more information on CCUS please get in touch using the above details.