Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a safe and proven technology that can capture and store up to 95% of CO₂ emissions produced in industrial processes.
How will it work for the Padeswood Spur Pipeline Proposed Development?
- Step one: Install the technology that will capture the CO₂ emissions at the industrial plant, in this case the Heidelberg Materials UK cement works in Padeswood. This step is outside the Padeswood Spur Pipeline Proposed Development as Heidelberg Materials UK is responsible for the capture plant.
- Step two: The CO₂ is then transported via a pipeline from the industrial plant to the Northop Hall AGI where it connects to the HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline. This is the step we are applying for.
- Step three: From the Northop Hall AGI, the CO₂ is transported via the HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline to be stored deep beneath the seabed in carefully selected offshore sites. These storage sites are depleted natural gas fields beneath Liverpool Bay, which have previously held natural gas securely for millions of years.