STEVE SCRIMSHAW

» Carbon Capture Usage and Storage ( CCUS ) is the process of capturing CO2 from power generation , low carbon hydrogen production and industrial processes and storing it deep underground where it cannot enter the atmosphere .

» The UK Government is calling upon a ‘ spirit of innovation ’ to develop technology and solutions for the growing UK CCUS market at a pace never seen before . Two projects have been successful in their bids to become the first two CCUS developments in the UK . The East Coast Cluster and HyNet will take a share of a £ 1 billion government investment to get up and running by the mid-decade , while the Scottish Cluster has been designated as a reserve . The aim is to support the creation of four industrial carbon capture facilities and storage clusters , powering up world leading SuperPlaces in areas such as Teesside , Humberside , Merseyside , North Wales and the North East of Scotland , which will act as the foundation for the new industry . Carbon capture on the seabed is ramping up in the UK with plans afoot to reuse the depleted gas fields , Viking and Victor - c14km from the Lincolnshire coast to securely store the CO2 in deep geographic formations c . 9,000ft below the seabed .