Shipping captured carbon into the Humber’s emerging storage facilities - making Immingham the 'epi-centre of the UK's decarbonisation agenda' - has taken a major step forward.
An exclusive commercial relationship to develop a CO2 import terminal at Port of Immingham has been entered into by ABP and Harbour Energy, providing large-scale facilities to handle industrial emissions from other locations. Industrial bases elsewhere in the UK - and potentially mainland Europe - will be able to feed into the Viking CCS project, recently renamed from V Net Zero.
A new jetty to service the import and export of liquid bulks has already been flagged by ABP, with the agreement with Air Products to support hydrogen production announced in August. In addition to handling green ammonia, the jetty is being designed to import liquified CO2 cargoes and will connect to the transport and storage sites.
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ABP joins West Burton Energy, Phillips 66 and VPI as a partner to the network, which is targeting first CO2 capture as early as 2027 and a reduction of 10 million tonnes of UK emissions per annum by 2030.
Steve Cox, executive vice president for health, safety, environment, security and global services at Harbour Energy, said: “We are delighted to welcome Associated British Ports as a partner to the Viking CCS network through their investment in the Port of Immingham.
“ABP’s dual-purpose jetty will support the reduction in the UK’s emissions and, critically, amplifies the Viking CCS network’s potential to provide a viable solution for stranded CO2 emissions from companies across the UK.”
The multi-million pound addition is described as a project to help drive inward investment to the Humber and wider Lincolnshire regions, creating jobs and safeguarding existing industrial roles across the UK. Construction of the jetty is expected to begin in late 2024 with the plan to be operational and ready to receive first cargoes of CO2 imports from as early as 2027.
Port of Immingham is a liquid bulk specialist, serving refineries and other markets for import and export. The large South Humber Bank estate features extensive storage.
Henrik Pedersen, ABP’s chief executive, said: “We look forward to working with Harbour Energy to deliver this project, which represents a critical step in further strengthening the Port of Immingham’s position at the epicentre of the UK decarbonisation agenda.
“Our ports on the Humber already play a vital role in supporting the UK’s energy transition, with involvement in a wide range of renewable energy projects such as offshore wind at Green Port Hull and the development of large-scale green hydrogen production in Immingham. We are also making significant investments to support the renewable energy transformation of Port Talbot to help deliver the UK’s ambition for floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea.”
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