Major engineering contract awarded for Peterhead Carbon Capture Power Station
A major engineering and design contract has been awarded for what is expected to become Scotland’s first carbon capture-enabled power plant at Peterhead.
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Storegga and Aker Carbon Capture sign ‘groundbreaking’ collab deal for UK projects
Storegga, the company behind the Acorn CCS facility near Peterhead, has signed a “groundbreaking” collaboration deal with Aker Carbon Capture (OSLO: ACC).
CCS will deliver ‘positive shockwaves as strong as oil and gas’ says Storegga boss
Storegga is behind multibillion-dollar emissions-busting plans for north-east Scotland, including the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. CEO Nick Cooper sits down with Energy Voice to assess the landscape.
Report warns up to 17,000 north-east jobs at risk without energy transition cash
A new report from Robert Gordon University (RGU) suggests £17 billion of investment could secure the north-east’s position as a leading global energy hub, but a lack of ambition may lead to significant job losses.
Storegga raises £51.3m as gas infrastructure giant Snam joins as investor
Storegga has raised £51.3 million as Snam, Europe’s largest gas infrastructure operator, joins as an investor.
Oil and gas ‘muscle memory’ will give Scotland edge in hydrogen, says Matheson
Scotland’s net zero secretary said the country's oil and gas expertise and close links with Europe would open new hydrogen export opportunities, but stressed it must also bring local investment.
North America: enterprising, dynamic and opportunistic
My eldest son is an aerospace engineer and lives and works in Seattle on the US West coast. He’s built a career in an industry which nowadays offers few opportunities in Scotland nor many in other parts of the UK.
Minister: More info on Acorn and CCS funding this year
UK energy minister Greg Hands said further updates on carbon capture and storage (CCS) funding critical to north-east Scotland’s Acorn project will come later this year, after the government's Energy Security Strategy offered little new for the sector.
UK’s largest fishing port looks to carbon capture for its next big catch
Fishing has been the lifeblood of Peterhead for 400 years and that’s not about to change any time soon.
Ineos tenders for hydrogen plant at Grangemouth
Ineos has invited engineering design contractors to tender for the design of a hydrogen production plant equipped with carbon capturing capabilities at its Grangemouth site.
Oil expertise meets CCS ambitions in Lapis Energy
Is there a space for carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a service? Recently formed Lapis Energy is betting there is, eyeing opportunities in the US, UK, Europe and South East Asia.
Climate Change Committee: Scotland must fund north east carbon capture or change course
Scottish Government ministers must make a “quick decision” on carbon capture if it can meet its net zero ambitions by 2030, independent advisers at the Climate Change Committee (CCC) have said.
St Fergus terminal owner joins Acorn CCS project as partner
The owner of the St Fergus Gas Terminal in Aberdeenshire has bought in as a partner in the Acorn CCS project.
Sir Ian Wood: Acorn CCS project ‘hopeful’ but north-east freeport in danger of ‘screwing up’
Billionaire industrialist Sir Ian Wood has said he is “more hopeful” about the prospects of a landmark project to capture, store and manage carbon in the north-east than he was when it was snubbed in a £1billion government funding programme a few weeks ago.
Everything’s bigger in Texas: Acorn CCS firm Storegga bringing carbon capture to Gulf of Mexico
Storegga, the company behind the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Aberdeenshire, will apply its technology for a new scheme in Texas.
North-east Scotland could meet 20% of UK hydrogen needs by 2032
A new steering committee backed by Sir Ian Wood’s Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) has set out a vision of how 20% of the UK’s hydrogen capacity could be met by North-east Scotland by 2032.
Jeremy Cresswell: There are deep pockets associated with Acorn… so get on with it anyway
I didn’t want to revisit the UK’s carbon capture debacle so soon, but the decision to demote Scotland’s Acorn project to the second division has forced my hand.
Sturgeon calls Acorn CCS rejection “inexplicable”
Scotland’s First Minister has questioned the decision not to award government funding to the Acorn CCS project.
UK business secretary grilled over Scottish CCUS rejection
UK business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has been grilled over the decision to reject the Scottish Cluster from the first round of a £1billion government carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) competition.
Acorn CCS and Peterhead Port strike agreement to decarbonise new Thames Estuary hydrogen plant
An agreement has been struck for the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to decarbonise a new hydrogen plant in the Thames Estuary by shipping CO2 to Peterhead Port.
Petrofac teams up with CCS firm CO2 Capsol
Petrofac is teaming up with tech firm CO2 Capsol targeting carbon capture and storage (CCS) work across the UK, Europe and, eventually, globally.
‘Competition for space’ between CCS and offshore wind in North Sea
CCS and offshore wind, a pair of key decarbonising technologies, are in “competition for space” in the North Sea causing a regulatory headache, according to an industry leader.
Total and Macquarie win rights for 1.5GW wind project off UK
Total and investment giant Macquarie have won rights to develop a wind project of up to 1.5 gigawatts off the UK.
‘We can win this’: Scottish firms urged to go for $100m CCS prize from Elon Musk
Elon Musk has said he’s putting $100million up for grabs to the best carbon capture and storage (CCS) tech – and Scottish firms are being told to go for it.
Shetland CCS project could still be ’20-30 years ahead’ says leading Scottish researcher
The head of the Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS) research partnership has estimated Shetland could still be “20-30 years” from a CCS project as other locations are prioritised.