![]() ![]() Green said that the five sites considered for the study have potential to store over 1.5GT of CO2 and could be fully operational by 2030. ![]() However, the report shows that only of the two sites would require further appraisal drilling, prior to making investment decision. Of these, five sites have been assessed for storing CO2 emissions from both power and industry projects around the UK. The project, which is being further developed by the Crown Estate and the British Geological Survey, identified 20 specific CO2 storage sites from a potential 579 sites. "Indeed the UK could form the basis of a storage resource that could service the needs of many parts of Europe in addition to its own needs." Produced by Pale Blue Dot Energy, Axis Well Technology and Costain, the report follows a one-year project commissioned by the ETI with £2.5m funding support from the US Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).ĮTI CCS program manager Andrew Green said: "The results from this project have confirmed the understanding that there are no major technical hurdles to moving industrial scale CO2 storage forward in the UK. ![]() In a new report, ETI said that the UK Continental Shelf has potential to provide national carbon, capture and storage (CCS) hub for emissions from mainland Europe and the UK. ![]()
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