Offshore construction has started on the Northern Endurance Partnership's 149-km CO2 pipeline, the backbone of the UK's first carbon capture and storage network. The pipeline will transport captured emissions from industrial sites in Teesside and the Humber to permanent storage under the North Sea, with capacity to handle up to 23 million metric tons of CO2 per year once operational. The project is about one-third complete and has already awarded over $2 billion in contracts to more than 260 UK-based companies. More than 60% of the pipeline joints were manufactured locally in Hartlepool, supporting around 150 skilled jobs. The pipeline is expected to support roughly 3,000 jobs when combined with the Net Zero Teesside Power project. This milestone marks a significant step for the UK's CCS industry, which aims to reduce emissions from heavy industry. The network is designed to handle about 20% of the UK's annual CO2 emissions at full capacity, making it a key piece of the country's decarbonization strategy.
