Released May 13, 2025 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--The U.K. government has given the go-ahead for a 35-kilometer (km) pipeline in Liverpool that will collect carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from nearby industrial facilities for storage offshore under the seabed.
The project is central to the HyNet North West carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, one of the country's leading carbon capture initiatives. It will allow developer Eni SpA (NYSE:E) (Rome, Italy) to start construction and begin awarding around £2 billion (US$2.65 billion) in supply chain contracts for its Liverpool Bay Carbon Capture and Storage Project, which spans north Wales and the northwest of England. Eni is the operator of the CO2 transport and storage system of the HyNet industrial cluster and the project will see the creation of a network of new and repurposed onshore and offshore pipelines extending to 149 km, as well as the construction of 35 km of new pipelines to connect industrial emitters to the network.
The CCS infrastructure will support key industries including cement manufacturing, energy from waste plants, low-carbon hydrogen production, as well as additional industrial players who will connect to Eni's infrastructure. It will have a storage capacity of 4.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year in the first phase, and the potential to increase to 10 million tonnes of CO2 per year in the 2030s, Eni stated. Construction of the project is expected to commence this year, ready for planned startup in 2028, in line with industrial emitters in the HyNet cluster. Industrial Info is tracking 43 projects associated with HyNet North West, spanning numerous industrial sectors, worth more than US$2.4 billion. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can click here for the reports.
Late last year, Industrial Info reported that the government had pledged almost £22 billion (US$28.8 billion) in funding for the country's two leading CCS initiatives in the north of England: the East Coast Cluster initiative in the Teesside and Humber regions of northeast England and the HyNet initiative in the Merseyside area of northwest England and north Wales. For additional information, see October 14, 2024, article - U.K. Pledges $28 Billion to Build Carbon Capture Industry.
U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said: "Today we keep our promise to launch a whole new clean energy industry for our country - carbon capture and storage - to deliver thousands of highly skilled jobs and revitalise our industrial communities. We are making the UK energy secure." Eni chief executive officer Claudio Descalzi commented: "The strategic agreement with the U.K. government paves the way for the industrial-scale development of CCS, a sector in which the United Kingdom reaffirms its leadership thanks to the promotion of a regulatory framework that aims to strengthen the development of CCS and make it fully competitive in the market."
The network permit is expected to spur a number of positive final investment decisions for planned emissions-capture projects, while permits have been granted for a number of key Hynet-related projects. Last month, Industrial Indo reported that Heidelberg Materials (Maidenhead, England) had been granted permission to build a carbon capture plant at its Padeswood cement works in north Wales. The project at the 1 million-tonne-per-year plant will aim to capture up to 800,000 tonnes per year of CO2 for storage via the HyNet North West pipeline. It will cost around US$440 million and Heidelberg said it will be the first carbon capture-enabled cement works in the U.K. For additional information, see April 28, 2025, article - Wales Low-Carbon Cement Project Permitted.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
The project is central to the HyNet North West carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, one of the country's leading carbon capture initiatives. It will allow developer Eni SpA (NYSE:E) (Rome, Italy) to start construction and begin awarding around £2 billion (US$2.65 billion) in supply chain contracts for its Liverpool Bay Carbon Capture and Storage Project, which spans north Wales and the northwest of England. Eni is the operator of the CO2 transport and storage system of the HyNet industrial cluster and the project will see the creation of a network of new and repurposed onshore and offshore pipelines extending to 149 km, as well as the construction of 35 km of new pipelines to connect industrial emitters to the network.
The CCS infrastructure will support key industries including cement manufacturing, energy from waste plants, low-carbon hydrogen production, as well as additional industrial players who will connect to Eni's infrastructure. It will have a storage capacity of 4.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year in the first phase, and the potential to increase to 10 million tonnes of CO2 per year in the 2030s, Eni stated. Construction of the project is expected to commence this year, ready for planned startup in 2028, in line with industrial emitters in the HyNet cluster. Industrial Info is tracking 43 projects associated with HyNet North West, spanning numerous industrial sectors, worth more than US$2.4 billion. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can click here for the reports.
Late last year, Industrial Info reported that the government had pledged almost £22 billion (US$28.8 billion) in funding for the country's two leading CCS initiatives in the north of England: the East Coast Cluster initiative in the Teesside and Humber regions of northeast England and the HyNet initiative in the Merseyside area of northwest England and north Wales. For additional information, see October 14, 2024, article - U.K. Pledges $28 Billion to Build Carbon Capture Industry.
U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said: "Today we keep our promise to launch a whole new clean energy industry for our country - carbon capture and storage - to deliver thousands of highly skilled jobs and revitalise our industrial communities. We are making the UK energy secure." Eni chief executive officer Claudio Descalzi commented: "The strategic agreement with the U.K. government paves the way for the industrial-scale development of CCS, a sector in which the United Kingdom reaffirms its leadership thanks to the promotion of a regulatory framework that aims to strengthen the development of CCS and make it fully competitive in the market."
The network permit is expected to spur a number of positive final investment decisions for planned emissions-capture projects, while permits have been granted for a number of key Hynet-related projects. Last month, Industrial Indo reported that Heidelberg Materials (Maidenhead, England) had been granted permission to build a carbon capture plant at its Padeswood cement works in north Wales. The project at the 1 million-tonne-per-year plant will aim to capture up to 800,000 tonnes per year of CO2 for storage via the HyNet North West pipeline. It will cost around US$440 million and Heidelberg said it will be the first carbon capture-enabled cement works in the U.K. For additional information, see April 28, 2025, article - Wales Low-Carbon Cement Project Permitted.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
