A new proposal by Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS) suggests that the creation of a carbon dioxide (CO2) hub could re-energise the deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in the UK and Europe.
In a bid to boost CCS efforts, the SCCS have outlined how the establishment of a Scottish CO2 centre could help tackle Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions. By providing an affordable route to a CCS industry in the UK using existing infrastructure, established shipping technologies and well-characterised storage assets in the Central North Sea, the organisation is hoping to bring this topic into the spotlight.
The hub would serve as a central collection point for CO2 emissions from different sources across Europe, from where the greenhouse gas would be transported for permanent storage in rocks deep beneath the North Sea.
The proposal aims to use existing pipelines and offshore infrastructure through an already accessible industrial CCS cluster in Central Scotland. Echoing this concept, it suggests how this could develop into a new large-scale industry for the UK while helping solve Europe’s CO2 storage challenge.
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