HyNet, the North West’s hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCS) project, has received Government funding to map out the region’s journey to becoming the UK’s first net zero carbon industrial sector by 2040. The £120,000 project is jointly funded by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), under the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge Fund (IDCF), along with industry, and will help to set a clear map of how the North West will decarbonise and meet its net zero targ

Curbing emissions has become a key priority for the energy sector, which has its sights set on developing new technologies to help break industry’s reliance on fossil fuels. As part of this quest, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) is fast becoming an essential tool in the race to decarbonize coal and gas-fired power plants and heavy industry applications. CCUS prevents CO2 emissions from these processes reaching the atmosphere. Once captured, the carbon is either