Energy Transition Outlook 2019

TR & NSITION ENERGY

Energy Transition Outlook 2019

CO 2 transport and storage capacity: indicative infrastructure roll out 11

Phase I to 2025 Pipelines 10mt p.a. Storage: 100mt

Phase II to 2030 Pipelines 20mt p.a. Storage: 400mt

Phase III to 2035 Pipelines 50mt p.a. Storage: 1500mt

Government has already consulted on a proposed regime for transferring assets from the decommissioning regime to alternative use of carbon transport and storage. This process needs to be clarified quickly in order for operators to understand the business model for CO2 transport and storage and, in particular, the interface between this and the existing decommissioning regime. A clear regulatory regime to oversee CO2 infrastructure is an essential element of future climate policy.

Hydrogen

Low-carbon hydrogen can be produced through electrolysis or by reformation of methane with storage of the separated CO2. The use of hydrogen technology has numerous applications across a wide range of sectors where consumers currently use liquid and gaseous fuels, and where electricity-based technologies are less likely to be appropriate. The main short-term objective is to develop hydrogen as an option in the heating and transport sectors, with the former focused on industrial applications, and the latter on heavier duty long-range transport operations.

11 Progressing Development of the UK’s Strategic Carbon Dioxide Storage Resource (Energy Technologies Institute, 2016)

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