Key benefits of the project
The Humber Carbon Capture Pipeline project will help to significantly reduce industrial carbon dioxide emissions in the Humber region, while also bringing economic benefits for the local area. Key benefits of the project include:
Decarbonisation
- This pipeline is vital to the decarbonisation of industry in Humber - the UK’s most carbon intensive region.
- The Humber is home to a number of fossil fuel power stations and industrial plants that contribute millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year, making it the ideal location for new technologies for clean energy, using Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) technology.
- The project could put the Humber region on the map as a national leader in decarbonising industrial clusters.
Green jobs and economic prosperity
- Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) infrastructure will enable an influx of green jobs, skills development, and supply chain benefits to the Humber region.
- Across the Teesside and the Humber, the East Coast Cluster could create and support an average of 25,000 jobs from 2030.
- Collectively this has the potential to add £2bn+ of average gross value added (GVA) up to 2050.