Delivering a
Net Zero
Teesside
Teesside is home to Net Zero Teesside Power, and a diverse range of East Coast Cluster carbon capture projects which aim to decarbonise their operations through the deployment of carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS) technology.
Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) is a first-of-a-kind fully integrated gas-fired power and carbon capture project and a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonized industrial cluster. Once operational, Net Zero Teesside Power’s combined cycle gas turbine electricity generating station could produce up to 742 megawatts of flexible, dispatchable low-carbon power – equivalent to the average annual electricity requirements of more than 1 million UK homes.
Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) is the CO2 transportation and storage provider for the East Coast Cluster and will provide the infrastructure that will serve three initial carbon capture projects on Teesside: NZT Power, H2Teesside and Teesside Hydrogen CO2 Capture.
The infrastructure will include a CO2 gathering network and onshore compression facilities as well as a 145km offshore pipeline and subsea injection and monitoring facilities for the Endurance saline aquifer located around 1000m below the seabed. The infrastructure will transport and permanently store up to an initial 4 million tonnes of CO2 per year.
Teesside – a prime location to decarbonize industry and power and kick-start the hydrogen economy
Teesside is a region in the north of England with a proud industrial heritage and home to a diverse cluster of industrial, power and hydrogen companies. These businesses, employing thousands of people, are united by a common challenge – the need to decarbonize their operations to help the UK reach net zero by 2050.
The geographically compact nature of Teesside’s industrial cluster, its proximity to ideal offshore CO2 storage sites, together with strong public and political support for these industries, makes Teesside a prime location to decarbonize industry, power and to kick start the hydrogen economy using CCUS.
Development Consent Order
On 16 February 2024, Net Zero Teesside Power and the Northern Endurance Partnership received development consent from the Secretary of State for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) following a recommendation from the Planning Inspectorate (PINS).
Consent was granted following a joint application between NZT Power and the Northern Endurance Partnership.
Click here to find out more about the Development Consent Order.
