Humber CASE STUDY 2 The Humber region, home to the UK’s largest concentration of CO2-emitting industries, sits at the heart of national net-zero ambitions.31 Its journey towards financing decarbonization involves multiple CCS, hydrogen and bioenergy projects. Unlike HyNet, the Humber “cluster” is defined more by geography than by a single central governance structure. It operates through two major project groupings: Viking CCS, a carbon capture and storage project led by Harbour Energy, and the East Coast Cluster – which brings together the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP , a CO2 transport and storage joint venture) and Net Zero Teesside Power (NTZP), both led by BP and Equinor. There are several organizations in the Humber developing clean technology. Six major projects that are helping to drive decarbonization include: Infrastructure –Viking CCS: This partnership between Harbour Energy and BP is building initial CO2 storage capacity of 400 million tonnes with plans to store 15 million tonnes per year by 2035. –Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP): NEP serves both Teesside and the Humber (known as the East Coast Cluster) to store CO2 under the North Sea. This joint venture between BP , Equinor and TotalEnergies will transport CO2 from select carbon capture projects in the Humber region. The UK Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) will select the eligible projects through the East Coast Cluster expansion process. –Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage: A partnership between Equinor and SSE (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy), this facility is expected to have an initial capacity of up to 420 million cubic metres. Forming a part of the shared infrastructure for the East Coast Cluster, the hydrogen stored at Aldbrough will be transported across industrial sites in the Humber region. Industry –Drax BECCS: Renewable energy company Drax plans to remove 8 million tonnes of CO2 each year through two bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) units. –Humber H2ub: Energy company Uniper is developing a low-carbon hydrogen production facility at its Killingholme site, with electrolytic green hydrogen production capability. Initial capacity will be up to 120 MW, with potential to reach over 200 MW. –Humber Zero: As part of the Viking CCS cluster, two carbon capture facilities are being developed: one for Vitol Power International (VPI)’s Immingham Combined Heat and Power Plant and one for Phillip 66 Limited’s Humber oil refinery. These are the first two potential emitter projects for Viking CCS.Emissions reduction 16-18 Mt CO2e Annually by 2040Gross value-add contribution £4 billion Contributed by 2035Jobs 22,800 New jobs created by 2030Humber – overview of impacts FIGURE 8 Source: ERM, Viking CCS.32 From Blueprint to Reality: A Stronger Business Case for Shared Energy Infrastructure 23

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