Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many projects in the Teesside carbon capture and storage cluster are (a) existing projects being retrofitted and (b) new developments.
Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Teesside Carbon Capture and storage cluster includes the projects mentioned below:
NEP (Transport and Storage Network) - New network with Northern Endurance Partnership
Net Zero Teesside (NZT) - New dispatchable gas-fired power station with carbon capture technology
H2 Teesside - New build CCUS-enabled hydrogen production plant
BOC - Existing industrial plant owned by BOC looking to add CCUS technology
The NEP and NZT are included in the current funding envelope related to the funding announcement made in October 2024.
H2 Teesside and BOC are currently a part of the Project Negotiation List (PNL). Following a period of assessment and due diligence, the Track 1 PNL was determined and published in March 2023. Projects that were most likely to be delivered within our required timeframes and budget and storage capacity were selected.
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to introduce (a) new national standards for the construction of facilities and (b) operational safety regulations for battery energy storage systems.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government recognises the importance of having robust measures in place to manage battery energy storage system (BESS) safety. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulates BESS under a regulatory regime which requires BESS designers, installers, and operators to take the necessary health and safety measures throughout all stages of the system’s construction, operation and decommissioning.