The UK North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has today (9 December) opened a carbon storage licensing round offering 14 locations in Scottish and English waters for exploration and appraisal, with potential to provide future capacity to support industrial decarbonisation for the UK and Europe.
The locations have the potential to provide up to 2 gigatonnes of additional CO₂ storage capacity.
The area fall into two broad categories – depleted hydrocarbon fields selected by the NSTA, and saline aquifer sites identified following a ‘Call for Nominations’ which earlier this year enabled industry partners to indicate sites of interest which offered a greater chance of successful project delivery.
These areas were chosen following extensive consultation with The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland, among others. Five areas will be in Scottish waters, with nine off the coast of England.
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