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.