The UK Government has formally announced its backing for two major carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects that could collectively capture and store over 15 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2030.
Announced today during the UK Spending Review, the Acorn CCS project in Aberdeenshire and the Viking CCS project in Humberside have been selected to progress as part of the UK’s Track-2 CCS cluster process. The move confirms government support and paves the way for final negotiations on funding mechanisms and deployment timelines.
“We have always been clear that we support the Acorn project … we know what an important proposal it is,” said Energy Minister Sarah Jones.
The announcement ties into wider plans to accelerate the UK’s low-carbon hydrogen and CCS sectors across major industrial clusters.
