The UK carbon capture and storage sector needs certainty "before Christmas" to ensure projects like Acorn and Viking CCS can move forward, according to industry body CCSA.
The energy secretary visited Aberdeen on Thursday where he was asked about long-awaited funding for the Acorn project in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire.
The policy brains behind the UK’s carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) clusters have hailed progress towards ambitions to make Great Britain a world leader in the technology despite deep concerns about delays in the projects.
Aberdeen's Apollo Engineering will lead three feasibility studies into the planned Severnside Carbon Capture and Shipping Hub (7CO2) near Bristol.
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has called for clarity from the UK government over funding for the Acorn carbon capture project in Scotland.
The Scottish government has announced £2 million in funding for the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project centred on the St Fergus gas terminal.
John Swinney will set out new Scottish Government funding for a “landmark” carbon capture and storage project in the north east.
A plan to use carbon capture technology to create a Scottish net zero industrial cluster could bring an estimated £17.7 billion in economic benefit to the UK economy by 2050.
The firms behind the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen joint venture have announced Nic Braley to lead its project team.
One area of the energy sector that everyone will be looking at following today’s budget is carbon capture utilisation and storage, however, what does that mean?
Chief executive of Wood (LON:WG), Ken Gilmartin, says that his firm's growth in carbon capture comes from picking work that allows its “subject matter experts shine.”
Rail campaigners say a major energy scheme getting the go ahead near Peterhead boosts the case for new north-east rail links.
The Scottish Government is being urged to hand over £80 million of funding promised for carbon capture technology in the north-east.
The UK Government’s energy announcements this week have big implications for all parts of the sector and the drive towards Net Zero.
"We need a stable and sensible fiscal environment,” said Harbour Energy’s CEO, in order to have confidence to invest long-term.
Scottish Energy Secretary Neil Gray has responded to the UK Government’s North Sea and CCUS announcements.
The project partners of the Acorn CCS development, selected today for Track 2 of the UK Government’s £1bn funding competition, have hailed it as a “defining milestone”.
The SNP's Westminster leader has welcomed reports a carbon capture scheme in Scotland is due to get the green light, claiming "now is the time to strike" on the country's green potential.
Acorn and the Viking project in the Humber have been selected as part of a £1bn funding competition from the UK Government.
"I’m delighted the Acorn project at St Fergus has been selected for development in Track 2” said Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid.
Support for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is planned as part of the UK Government’s upcoming Energy Week.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the US and Europe are benefiting from repeated delays to the UK’s rollout of the emissions busting technology.
Meanwhile First Minister Humza Yousaf called for an end to "dithering and delay" for Acorn CCS funding.
Aberdeen-based Storegga doubled down on spending during 2022 as its costs and investments surged.
The Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in Aberdeenshire is a “leading contender” for development in a newly-launched funding round, the UK Government said today.