Driving Innovation in Carbon Capture
Honeywell has been chosen by Technip Energies to provide integrated automation and safety technologies for two of the UK's most ambitious carbon capture and storage projects: Net Zero Teesside Power and the Northern Endurance Partnership. These are among the most critical building blocks involved in the UK's decarbonization strategy, and they aim to reshape the future of clean energy.
In addition, Honeywell's Integrated Control and Safety Systems will provide a single automation architecture that integrates process control and safety. Hence, both projects ensure reliability and operational excellence, not to mention safety.
Net Zero Teesside Power: A World First
The NZT Power project is set to become the world's first gas-fired power station fitted with carbon capture technology. When running, the facility, located in Teesside, will produce more than 740 megawatts of flexible, low-carbon power, which will cover the yearly electricity requirements of more than a million homes across the UK.
Up to two million tonnes of CO₂ will also be captured annually and transported via NEP’s infrastructure for secure offshore storage. Consequently, NZT Power will become crucial in bringing down industrial emissions and further advancing the UK’s journey to net zero.
Northern Endurance Partnership: Building the East Coast Cluster
Similarly, the NEP project will transport CO₂ from various carbon capture projects around Teesside and Humber—a network collectively known as the East Coast Cluster that will pipe emissions to offshore storage beneath the North Sea.
Automation technologies by Honeywell will integrate seamlessly with the new CO₂ transportation and storage systems of NEP, encompassing subsurface saline aquifers and an onshore pipeline network. The resulting project would establish the UK's first CO₂ transportation and storage infrastructure.
Technology as the Enabler
"The integration of Honeywell technology within these pioneering projects will be pivotal to their ability to redefine the future of clean energy in the UK," said Menzo Bijmolen, Vice President and General Manager - EMEA, Industrial Automation Projects & Automation Solutions, Honeywell. "Deploying innovative carbon capture at scale requires having the right automation technologies that deliver both operational excellence and safety."
The EPC contracts on these projects are being undertaken by the consortium led by Technip Energies, together with GE Vernova, and construction partner Balfour Beatty. These projects will thus set standards for CCS infrastructure internationally.
Supporting the UK's Clean Power 2030 Ambition
By capturing and storing millions of tonnes of CO₂ annually, NZT Power and NEP will make a significant difference in reducing the carbon footprints of heavy industry and power generation. In addition, they will attract continued investment in clean energy innovation.