In support of the project, the Bacton Thames Net Zero initiative was set up with the aim of concretely contributing to the decarbonisation of the south-eastern area of Great Britain
Eni UK announces that it has submitted to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) the application for a license to store carbon dioxide in the Hewett depleted gas field, which concerns an area located in the southern British North Sea and in which the company plans to develop a CCS project that will contribute to the decarbonisation of the Bacton and Thames Estuary area in the UK.
The depleted Hewett field is an ideal site for permanently storing CO2 with a storage capacity of approximately 330 million tons.
The CCS project would avoid the release into the atmosphere of a considerable amount of CO2, equivalent to the carbon dioxide emissions of more than 3 million homes or 6 million cars per year.
Eni UK can leverage its extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of the subsoil of the Hewett field as the company has been safely active as a gas operator in the area for over 40 years.
Eni UK also announces the establishment of the Bacton Thames Net Zero initiative, created with the aim of decarbonising and launching new green growth opportunities for the automotive, ceramic, food, materials, energy and waste disposal sectors in the south-eastern area of Great Britain, concretely supporting the country's emissions reduction strategy.
Eni UK would play a fundamental role in this industrial initiative by taking care of the transport and storage of CO2 in its depleted Hewett gas field with the aim of starting the project as early as 2027.
Furthermore, Eni UK could provide further added value to the Bacton Thames Net Zero initiative thanks to the technical and commercial experience gained and consolidated in the CCS project at the Liverpool Bay site and from its participation in the HyNet NW Cluster project, as part of the for which the company has already been awarded a CO2 storage license.
The collaboration of industrial partners within Bacton Thames Net Zero could make a significant contribution to the development of a hydrogen economy in the UK and enable the initiative to become a game-changer project capable of addressing decarbonisation needs. in the south-east of the country, contributing to the achievement of the “Net Zero” target in the UK.