Joint Launch Event: Policy@Manchester, CBI Economics, CCSA & CCUS APPG

Join SGN and our project partners DNV and Cadent on Wednesday 15th March 10:00-11:00 for an online event to showcase the progress and development of the Energy Storage Strategy.

The Energy Storage Strategy is an important initiative that will help identify a hydrogen and wider gaseous energy storage approach for the UK.

The Energy Storage Strategy project is a partnership between gas networks SGN and Cadent, and leading energy consultancy DNV, that has investigated the past, present and future role of gas storage in the UK energy landscape, including an assessment of the potential role of hydrogen storage. The study looked at the requirements for storage in an extreme weather scenario, modelling the decarbonisation direction through electrification or hydrogen for heat, and the next steps for supporting hydrogen storage to achieve binding climate change targets.

This launch event will provide an overview of the five key conclusions of the project, which are:

1. To meet net zero the UK will require considerable energy storage.
2. Hydrogen storage will be a major and essential part of this.
3. Physical hydrogen storage is needed in the UK.
4. Only geological hydrogen storage can deliver at the scale needed within the timescales for net zero.
5. Geological hydrogen storage should be supported through a viable business model now, to ensure it can be available in the 2030s.

The project findings make clear that the development of hydrogen storage is a no-regrets option for energy system resilience, required regardless of heat decarbonisation pathway. Our launch event will further explain these findings and provide recommendations on the urgency and funding of storage implementation in the UK. We look forward to welcoming you there.

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Which are the most promising technologies, how will the energy mix develop, and how do we turn talk into action to curb emissions and create new opportunities?

Get answers to these and many other questions at this seminar where we will be joined by experts from across the energy industry.

DNV’s UK Energy Transition Outlook, provides a detailed forecast of the demand and supply of energy towards 2050. It covers primary supply, infrastructure and associated CAPEX costs for the integrated UK system. Frank Ketelaars, Project Director for the UK ETO will present the key findings from this latest research.

Ronnie Quinn, Chief Executive, NECCUS will provide their view on how this forecast and UK ambitions compare with their assessment on likely developments in Scotland for offshore wind, hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage – both in terms of projects but also impact on the local job market.

The two presentations will be followed by a panel discussion, which will focus on the overall UK development trends, and what this means specifically for Scotland.

Speakers and panellists include:

• Ronnie Quinn, Chief Executive, NECCUS
• Clara Altbell, VP ESG and Business Innovation, Serica
• Colin Maciver, Head of Offshore Wind Development at Crown Estate Scotland
• Gunther Newcombe, OBE FEI, Orion Project
• Charlie Youngs, Head of Acorn CCS, Storegga
• Russell Borthwick, Chief Executive, Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce
• Frank Ketelaars, UK ETO Project Director, DNV

When: 30 March 2023, 09:00-11:00

Where: P&J Live, East Burn Road, Aberdeen, AB21 9FX, Scotland

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The ACT project NEWEST-CCUS aims to accelerate the development and deployment of CO₂ capture technologies that are tailored for effective operation at Waste-to-Energy  (WtE) plants. In the project, amine solvents were tested at WtE plants and at plants under conditions relevant for WtE. One of the tested solvents was the well-known APBS CDRMax solvent, a proprietary solvent from NEWEST-CCUS project partner Carbon Clean. The webinar will address the execution of the campaigns, the results that were obtained and discuss the performance of the tested solvents.

Chair: Peter van Os, TNO

Agenda:

• 13:30 Welcome, project and WP4 overview – Peter van Os, TNO
• 13:35 Solvent testing at an industrial WtE facility – Eirini Skylogianni, TNO
• 13:50 Tests in TERC facility – Muhammad Akram, University of Sheffield
• 14:05 A Technology Provider’s View of the CCUS Landscape in WtE – Thomas Yelland, Carbon Clean
• 14:20 Q&A Session and Wrap-up
• 14:30 End

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