TotalEnergies and NEP launch first CCS project in the UK

Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) announced financial close, allowing to proceed with the execution of the first CCS project in the UK. NEP, in which TotalEnergies holds a 10% shareholding interest, will permanently store up to an initial 4 million tonnes of CO2 per year.

The NEP infrastructure will initially serve three carbon capture projects in the Teesside region (NZT Power, H2Teesside and Teesside Hydrogen CO2 Capture). Infrastructure includes an onshore CO2 gathering network, compression facilities and a 145 km offshore pipeline connected to subsea injection facilities in the Endurance saline aquifer located around 1,000m below the seabed.

Construction is expected to start from mid-2025 with first CO2 storage expected in 2028.

Chris Daykin, Director, Northern Endurance Partnership, said: “This is a landmark moment in the development of CCUS infrastructure and the UK’s ambition to reach net zero emissions by 2050. With joint backing from shareholders and the UK Government, Northern Endurance Partnership is entering its execution phase ahead of start-up expected in 2028”.

About Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP)
NEP is the CO2 transportation and storage provider for the East Coast Cluster (ECC). The NEP infrastructure will initially serve the Teesside-based carbon capture projects – NZT Power, H2Teesside and Teesside Hydrogen CO2 Capture – that were selected for first connection to NEP by Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in March 2023 as part of the UK’s cluster sequencing process for carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS).

NEP has been granted the first Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Licence in the UK under the Transportation and storage Regulatory Investment (TRI) regime – a regulatory regime that unlocks private investment in long-term infrastructure by providing incentives and protections in developing a nascent CCUS market in the UK.

NEP has also been granted a CO2 Storage Permit by the North Sea Transition Authority which will enable CO2 injection and storage to commence when the infrastructure is complete.