CCUS Council
The purpose of the CCUS Council is to review progress and provide oversight on the implementation of the CCUS programme and approach to cluster deployment.
Role of the Group
The purpose of the CCUS Council is to review progress and support the government’s ambition to deploy CCUS from the mid-2020s and at scale during the 2030s. This is essential to the UK achieving its commitment to net zero by 2050.
The council will be the primary forum for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ministerial engagement with representatives from the CCUS sector, aiming to increase industry confidence in the rollout of the CCUS programme.
The council will:
- monitor development of CCUS business models and deployment pathway, ensuring alignment with the Net Zero Strategy
- review the work of the CCUS Supply Chain working group and support development of technologies
- provide guidance to members to improve public engagement on CCUS and encourage diversity and inclusion in the sector
The CCUS Council replaces the CCS Development Forum.
Membership
The CCUS Council is co-chaired by the Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change, and James Smith, former chair of The Carbon Trust.
Members are appointed to provide advice on a wide range of issues impacting on the development and deployment of CCUS.
CCUS Council members
| Name | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Louise Kingham | Group Regional Vice President, Europe | BP |
| Sophia Northridge | Head of UK LCS Region & Business Development | Equinor |
| Allan Baker | Global Head of Power Advisory & Project Finance | Societe Generale |
| Paul Greenwood | Country Manager | Exxon Mobil |
| Charlotte Morgan | Partner | Linklaters |
| Chris Robinson | Industrial Decarbonisation Manager | Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership |
| Rodney Allam | Partner | 8 Rivers & NET Power |
| Laura Sandys | Chief Executive | Challenging Ideas |
| Jarad Daniels | CEO | Global CCS Institute |
| David Reiner | Professor of Technology Policy | Cambridge University |
| Dustin Benton | Policy Director | Green Alliance |
| Ruth Herbert | CEO | CCS Association |
| Stuart Haszeldine | Director, Professor Carbon Capture and Storage | Scottish CCS, University of Edinburgh |
| Gordon Hutcheson | Deputy Director | Ofgem |
| Neil Golding | Director of Market Intelligence | EIC |
| Guy Van Nieuwenhove | Director NGV Portfolio and Business Development | National Grid |
| Will Gardiner | CEO | Drax |
| Luciano Vasques | Head of Northern Europe Management | Eni |
| Nicola Cocks | Head of Regulatory Affairs and Policy | Storegga |
| David Parkin | Project Director, HyNet | Progressive Energy |
| Lord Hutton | Chair | Make UK |
| Julian Leslie | Head of Networks and Chief Engineer | National Grid ESO |
| Rowaa Ahmar | Group Head of Public Affairs | Drax |
| Dr. Richard Hauxwell-Baldwin | MCS Charitable Foundation | |
| Stuart Payne CBE | Chief Executive | NSTA |
| Graeme Davis | Project Director of Viking project | Harbour Energy |
| Patrick Dixon | Former OCCS Expert Chair | OCCS |
| Kirstie Simpson | University of Chester | |
| David Whitehouse | CEO | Offshore Energy |
| Karl Smyth | Director | Coalition for Negative Emissions |
| Peter Mather | Interim Lead Non-Executive Director | DESNZ |
| Kisha Couchman | Deputy Director for Investment | Energy UK |
| Catherine Raw | Managing director | SSE Thermal |
| Owain Tucker | Principal Technical Expert in Carbon Storage | Shell |
The CCUS Council also has observers from The Crown Estate, The Crown Estate Scotland, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), HM Treasury, Scottish Government and Welsh Government