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The HyNet North West project will capture carbon dioxide produced by land-based industrial plants and store it permanently and safely in depleted gas fields in the Irish Sea. Thanks to Carbon Capture and Storage of CO2 (CCS), one of the country's most energy-intensive manufacturing districts will become the world's first low-emission industrial cluster.
In the United Kingdom, we are leaders in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. We are the lead company in the consortium delivering the HyNet North West project and have strengthened our role as the UK's leading CCS operator with the UK Government's announcement giving its go-ahead to the allocation of funds for the project. In addition, we have launched the new Bacton Thames Net Zero initiative in the southern North Sea of the United Kingdom, which will develop a CCS project to contribute to the decarbonization of the Bacton area and the Thames estuary.
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Project development and operation
Use of depleted gas fields
Carbon dioxide emitted by industrial plants in the North West of England and North Wales will be captured and permanently stored in depleted hydrocarbon fields in the Irish Sea. In this way, thanks to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology, the HyNet North West project will transform one of the most energy-intensive districts in the UK into the world's first low greenhouse gas emission manufacturing district. CO2 storage activities are scheduled to start in the middle of the current decade. Specifically, Eni UK's depleted Hamilton, Hamilton North and Lennox offshore fields will be used. The project will also develop a low emission hydrogen supply chain by integrating existing natural gas plants with CCS activities.
Eni leads the Consortium
HyNet North West is promoted and developed by a multi-partner consortium which Eni leads through Eni UK. Eni is the operator of both onshore and offshore transport and offshore storage of CO2 that is generated by the five industrial emitters selected by the UK government.
Visit of a delegation led by the Italian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Inigo Lambertini, at several facilities in the HyNet Industrial Cluster
HyNet onshore plant
HyNet, Hamilton and North Hamilton offshore plants
HyNet, Hamilton and North Hamilton offshore plants
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Visit of a delegation led by the Italian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Inigo Lambertini, at several facilities in the HyNet Industrial Cluster
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HyNet onshore plant
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HyNet, Hamilton and North Hamilton offshore plants
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HyNet, Hamilton and North Hamilton offshore plants
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Highlights
The data were selected from those contained in our official documents.
4,5 mln
ton/y
annual CO₂ storage potential from the second half of the current decade
10 mln
ton/y
annual CO₂ storage potential after 2030
~40%
contribution to UK’s low carbon hydrogen target
33 mln
£
in funding provided by the UK authorities (2021), of which 21 are Eni’s share
350
K
jobs preserved in hard-to-abate industries thanks to HyNet
17 bln
£
economic value created in the UK until 2050
4,5 mln
ton/y
annual CO₂ storage potential from the second half of the current decade
10 mln
ton/y
annual CO₂ storage potential after 2030
~40%
contribution to UK’s low carbon hydrogen target
33 mln
£
in funding provided by the UK authorities (2021), of which 21 are Eni’s share
350
K
jobs preserved in hard-to-abate industries thanks to HyNet
17 bln
£
economic value created in the UK until 2050
The project's development
The main steps towards the completion of HyNet North West.
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2024
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October
2023
March
2023
October
2021
October
2020
UK government approves funding for the HyNet North West project
The allocation of funds marks a crucial step towards the start of the operational phase of the initiative.
Authorisation for HyNet North West CO₂ transport network
The Development Consent Order (DCO) by the Secretary of State for the UK Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) will allow the transport of captured CO₂.
Agreement in principle with DESNZ UK
Agreement in principle reached on key terms and conditions relating to the economic, regulatory and governance model for CO₂ transport and storage in the HyNet North West CCS cluster.
Track 1 project negotiation list
The UK government selects the 5 capture projects that will supply CO2 to HyNet.
Project inclusion in Track 1 with start-up by 2025
Eni UK announces that HyNet has been included as a CCUS project in Track 1 in the UK Government's tender process.
Storage licence
The NSTA North Sea Transition Authority (ex OGA) awarded the CO2 storage licence to Eni UK.
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Press releases
Press releases
Last update: 04 October 2024
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