ABP partners up on UK carbon capture transportation

The port operator is working with Viking CCS, the Humber-based CO2 transportation and storage network led by Harbour Energy and London-based recycling and waste management company Cory Group, on the transport and storage of shipped CO2 emissions from the latter’s waste (EfW) facilities.

“The shipping of captured CO2 offers vital options for energy and industrial businesses across the UK to decarbonise whilst supporting good jobs,” said Ralph Windeatt, group head of business Development at Associated British Ports.

”It also offers the UK a major economic growth opportunity given our geological assets. ABP’s Port of Immingham is proud to be leading the way in developing major scale port infrastructure for handling captured CO2.”

Sea transport

Cory is one of the UK’s largest recycling and waste management companies and operates an EfW facility in South London. It diverted c.790,000 tonnes of residual wate from landfill last year and is currently developing its second facility, Riverside 2, on the same site.

Cory plans to install carbon capture technology which will cover both facilities and be capable of capturing c 1.3 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030.

The company has committed to working exclusively with Viking CCS in relation to exploring the potential transportation and storage of the captured CO2 into the Viking CO2 transportation and storage project via ABP’s Port of Immingham.

The captured CO2 is planned to be shipped to the Port of Immingham, then transported via a new CO2 import terminal to be permanently stored within the Viking depleted gas fields in the southern North Sea.

The use of a shipping solution builds on Cory’s longstanding maritime heritage – the company transports the majority of the waste it processes via a fleet of tugs and barges on the River Thames rather than by road.

The approach also aligns with the UK Government’s commitment to non-pipeline transportation solutions for Track 2 CCUS clusters.