NZT Power Welcomes Liberty Steel UK’s Contribution to Transformational CCUS Project

 

Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) has today welcomed the news that Liberty Steel, based in Hartlepool, has started work on creating pipelines for the onshore and offshore infrastructure needed to transport CO2 from NZT Power to secure storage under the North Sea.

The work, which will continue into the third quarter of 2025, has helped Liberty secure 30 new jobs.

Liberty Steel, in partnership with Marubeni-Itochu Tubulars Europe Plc, Corinth Pipeworks and Eisenbau Kramer GmbH, are the selected contractors to provide the Linepipe for both the Onshore and Offshore elements of the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) – one of eight engineering, procurement and construction packages awarded by NEP/NZT Power with a combined value of around £4bn.

“Local businesses, like Liberty Steel Hartlepool, are essential to making NZT Power a reality said” Ian Hunter, Managing Director of Net Zero Teesside Power. “We have selected world-class partners who have the experience and capability needed to deliver.”

NZT Power could create and support more than 3,000 construction jobs and then generate 1,000 jobs during operations.

Once operational, the 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.

Up to 2 million tonnes of CO2 per year will be captured at the plant, and then transported to secure subsea storage sites beneath the North Sea via infrastructure provided by NEP.