£21.7 Billion Boost for UK Carbon Storage

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UK Greenlights Landmark Carbon Capture Project: Liverpool Bay CCS Moves to Construction
“Shovels ready for the ground,” says Prime Minister Starmer as North Wales and North West England secure 2,000+ jobs.

The Liverpool Bay Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project has entered its construction phase following a financial agreement between Eni and the UK government. The HyNet cluster initiative will transport CO₂ from industrial sites in North Wales and North West England, storing emissions in depleted gas fields beneath the Irish Sea.

Infrastructure: Repurposed pipelines (149km) and new construction (35km) will connect sites in Flintshire, Cheshire, and coastal areas to offshore storage.

• Jobs: Over 2,000 roles during construction, safeguarding 350,000 manufacturing jobs long-term.
• Scale: Initial capacity of 4.5 million tonnes of CO₂ annually, rising to 10 million by the 2030s.

• Prime Minister Keir Starmer:
  “Our Plan for Change is working – we said we’d deliver jobs and growth through carbon capture technology, and now we have. Shovels ready for the ground, supporting over 2,000 new jobs and supporting thousands more, transforming the lives of hard-working people.”
• Energy Secretary Ed Miliband:
  “Today we keep our promise to launch a whole new clean energy industry for our country, carbon capture and storage, to deliver thousands of highly skilled jobs and revitalise our industrial communities.”
• Eni spokesperson:
  “The project will support the UK’s industrial competitiveness by safeguarding employment and creating new production chains.”

The HyNet cluster will capture emissions from hydrogen production, cement manufacturing, and waste plants, funneling CO₂ via a network stretching from Ince (Cheshire) to the Point of Ayr Terminal (Flintshire). Offshore, repurposed platforms will inject CO₂ into depleted reservoirs.

• £21.7 billion investment across the UK’s first CCS clusters.
• Planning reforms to accelerate clean energy projects.

Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens emphasized Wales’s role: “This confirms Wales’s place at the heart of the UK’s mission to boost growth and energy security.”

Construction begins imminently, with the first CO₂ injections targeted for 2028. The project aims to position the UK as a global leader in industrial decarbonization.