by Joanna Sampson (Gas World) A new alliance of industry, academics and government will today officially launch a programme to deliver industrial decarbonisation in Scotland through the deployment of the UK’s first carbon capture, usage and storage technology.
The industry led coalition, known as NECCUS, will be instrumental in driving forward the development of CCUS which is recognised as essential if Scotland is to meet its target of reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2045.
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At its simplest, the technology involves capturing the carbon that’s emitted from power plants which burn fossil fuels or energy intensive industries such as chemical and steel producers and then storing the greenhouse gas safely and permanently in rock formations deep below the seabed.
Scotland’s project will take this tried and tested technique further by creating hydrogen which can be used as an alternative to high carbon fuels such as coal, oil and gas for heat and power.
Hydrogen is increasingly being used in the transportation sector such as Aberdeen’s new fleet of hydrogen buses, where the only emission is water vapour.
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The first phase of CCUS will see the Acorn CCUS plant operational in 2024 at the St Fergus gas terminal, 35 miles north of Aberdeen.
By 2025, the backers say, they will be ready to take carbon dioxide from other major emitters from across the UK and Europe – transporting the gas to the site through repurposed pipelines and by specially designed ships. READ MORE