CCUS awards recognise capture technology and CO2 infrastructure projects
The Carbon Capture & Storage Association (CCSA) has recognised projects advancing carbon capture technology, CO2 transport and storage infrastructure, and carbon removal at its inaugural International CCUS Awards in London.
Held on 13 October, the ceremony brought together more than 150 industry representatives, innovators and policymakers, with winners spanning the UK, Europe and North America.
Carbon capture technology developer Carbon Clean won the CCUS Innovation award for its CycloneCC modular capture technology, designed to reduce the cost, footprint and deployment time of industrial carbon capture systems.
The technology’s modular approach is intended to make capture equipment easier to deploy across industrial applications, potentially supporting wider adoption of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).
The Porthos project in the Netherlands received the CCUS Infrastructure Project award for its development of a large-scale CO2 transport and storage system. The project is intended to capture emissions from Dutch industry and transport them for permanent storage beneath the North Sea, while establishing infrastructure that could eventually serve emitters in neighbouring countries.
In the UK, the Northern Endurance Partnership was recognised for developing an integrated CO2 transport and storage network, while NZT Power received the CCUS Capture Project award for its work to develop a gas-fired power station incorporating carbon capture.
The awards also recognised developments in direct air capture (DAC) and carbon removal. Canadian company Deep Sky won the Carbon Removals or Utilisation Project category for Deep Sky Alpha, an integrated facility combining CO2 capture, storage and carbon credit generation.
The CCSA said the winners demonstrated progress across the CCUS value chain, from capture technology and infrastructure to financing and workforce development.
“The International CCUS Awards celebrate the people and projects turning ambition into action and demonstrating what a strong CCUS sector can deliver,” said Olivia Powis, Chief Executive of the CCSA.
She added that the sector’s innovation and expertise needed to be supported to ensure CCUS delivered lasting economic and environmental benefits.
The awards come as the UK seeks to develop its carbon capture industry, with the CCSA highlighting the importance of sustained investment, policy certainty and collaboration across the value chain.
Speaking at the association’s annual conference, Martin McCluskey MP, Minister for Local Energy and Jobs, reaffirmed the Government’s support for developing the sector while acknowledging fiscal pressures. The CCSA warned that withdrawing support could stall projects, deter investment and undermine industrial development in UK regions.
source: gassworld.com
