A huge carbon capture pipeline project set to clean up South Humber Bank industry has moved to the statutory consultation stage.
Viking CCS, from Harbour Energy, will link the refining and power cluster at Immingham with the former Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal on the Lincolnshire coast. From there CO2 will be pumped 140km to the depleted fields it once drew from, 9,000 feet below the North Sea bed.
The focus is on the 55km stretch between the two land-based infrastructure sites, with a development consent order required from government due to the nationally significant nature of it. It is expected to make a material contribution to the UK’s net zero emissions targets.
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Graeme Davies, project director, said: “As the UK delivers on the net zero targets, we must do so in a way that retains and promotes jobs and prosperity. The Viking CCS onshore pipeline, which is part of the wider Viking CCS project, will enable significant decarbonisation of the UK’s energy intensive industries and at the same time, provide the opportunity for considerable future inward investment in the Humber region.
“I would like to thank the members of the local community who have engaged with us during the first two consultation phases, and we look forward to hearing further feedback during the statutory consultation phase.”
Initial consultation with local stakeholders on the route was held in two stages earlier this year. The project team spoke with local communities, answered questions, and provided information about the pipeline to those who attended events. A virtual consultation room was also opened to ensure access to relevant materials for interested parties throughout the process.
Harbour is targeting submission of a planning application for the onshore pipeline during the first half of 2023, and if successful the next major milestone would be the start of construction in 2025, which would support completion and start-up as early as 2027.
The company, with ABP, has also recently revealed plans for port reception facilities to allowe CO2 to be shipped in for storage in the cluster.
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