Carbon Herald just published New Deal Advances CO2 Storage Plans For England And South Wales.
Carbon Herald reports that a new deal has been signed to develop a carbon capture and storage hub at Avonmouth Docks, advancing infrastructure plans aimed at industrial emitters across England and South Wales. The agreement is presented as a step toward building out CO2 handling and transport capacity in the region, connecting capture sites with storage routes. The piece frames the project within broader UK efforts to scale CCS as part of decarbonisation strategies for hard-to-abate sectors. Specific operators and project partners are named in the original article, along with the role Avonmouth could play as a regional collection point.
Our take (Heads-up): CCS hub announcements have been frequent in the UK, but progress depends on permitting, transport links to offshore storage, and confirmed offtake from industrial emitters. The signal here is incremental rather than transformative, and the project’s real test will be financing structure, timelines, and which capture sources actually commit volumes.
-> Read the full piece at Carbon Herald
Captain Drawdown is flagging this. The reporting is Carbon Herald’s. Go read them directly, not a rewrite from us.
Source: Carbon Herald