Decision

Carbon Capture Readiness – CO2 storage site: Indefatigable Gas Field

Areas identified for potential usage in CCR reports.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 16 September 2015

Documents

Sutton Bridge B CCGT: Secretary of State decision letter

PDF, 220 KB, 17 pages

Eggborough CCGT: Secretary of State decision letter

PDF, 264 KB, 14 pages

Details

Field name: Indefatigable Gas Field

Estimated total CO2 storage capacity (tonnes): 357,000,000

Potential capacity identified in CCR reports (tonnes):

1. 131,000,000
2. 223,000,000

Potential user:

1. Sutton Bridge B CCGT
2. Eggborough CCGT

‘Remaining’ CO2 storage capacity (tonnes): 3,000,000

An applicant’s choice of storage area at the CCR stage is not binding. It therefore follows that an applicant’s choice of storage area at the CCR stage does not confer priority on that applicant for use of that storage area when CCS is deployed on their power station. Operators will be required to obtain a permit from the department and a lease from the Crown Estate in order to store CO2 offshore when CCS is operational.

Published 16 September 2015