Working towards a low-carbon future
Examination of the Viking CCS pipeline’s application for development consent closed at 23:59 on Thursday 26 September 2024. The Planning Inspectorate’s Recommendation will be sent to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero no later than 26 December 2024. A decision on development consent is expected by 26 March 2025.
You can find out more on the Viking CCS project page on the PINS website and view the interactive map of the proposed pipeline via the links below:
Planning Inspectorate siteRead our latest Community Bulletin
Read the bulletinWhat it's all about
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Viking CCS Humber Cluster
Carbon dioxide emissions are captured from high-emitting industries at Immingham
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Viking CCS Pipeline
The Viking CCS pipeline will transport captured carbon dioxide 55km to join an existing subsea pipeline
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Carbon Storage
Stored in depleted gas reservoirs, 2.7km beneath the seabed and 140km from the Lincolnshire coast
The Viking CCS pipeline will take captured carbon from the Immingham industrial area, and transport it for 55km to the site of the former Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal (TGT).
The 55km underground pipeline will transport 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year by 2030. That’s the equivalent of removing almost 20 per cent of the emissions from the UK’s cars each year.
From TGT, the carbon dioxide will enter a former gas import pipeline, before being injected into two existing depleted gas reservoirs, 2.7km deep and 140km off the coast in the North Sea.
This process is called ‘carbon capture and storage’, and is one of the ten proposed actions that will enable the UK to achieve its target of Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The Viking CCS pipeline will put the Humber and Lincolnshire region at the forefront of carbon capture and storage technology, and will help the UK move towards a low-carbon future. It will play a key role in enabling the Viking CCS project, which you can read about here.
Project benefits - environmental, social and economic
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Opportunities for the Humber
Providing high-quality jobs and skills training, while promoting low-carbon, technology-led investment in the region for the long-term.
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Safeguarding industry
Removing carbon emissions from existing industry in the Humber region and enabling a longer-term transition to clean energy while safeguarding existing jobs.
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Boosting biodiversity
We're proposing to achieve a 10 per cent net increase in local biodiversity for selected areas of the project.
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Tackling climate change
By 2030, the Viking CCS project and our members in the Immingham industrial cluster, plan to capture, transport and store 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.
Visit our vision page for further information
OUR VISIONTimeline
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2022
Two rounds of non-statutory consultation and one round of statutory consultation.
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2023
Statutory consultation concluded.
Additional consultation on revisions to the project design.
DCO accepted for examination.
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2024
Examination process.
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2025
Anticipated DCO decision.
Work to begin.
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2030
Planned storage of 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.
Read more about the benefits of the Viking CCS pipeline
THE BENEFITSEngagement and consultation
We held a series of consultations in 2022 and our statutory consultation period concluded on 24 January 2023. The consultations allowed us to gather feedback and make changes to the proposed pipeline route.
We also undertook an additional targeted consultation from 14 April to 14 May 2023 as a result of statutory consultation feedback.
- You can read about our consultations in the Consultation Report.
- All consultation documents can be found on our Documents page.
- You can also view the proposed pipeline route on our Interactive Map.