OEUK convenes North Sea leaders at CCS & Hydrogen Summit in June
Industry, government and regulators will meet at OEUK’s first North Sea CCS & Hydrogen Summit (1–2 June) to discuss how to accelerate Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and hydrogen projects and infrastructure, strengthen supply chains, and align standards across the basin.
The event is focused on how to balance short-term delivery of these critical CCS and hydrogen projects alongside the need for at-scale build out. Dialogue throughout the day will allow for the sharing of project lessons, the need for practical policy solutions and how to ensure effective delivery of robust projects. The event, hosted at Edinburgh’s Sheraton Grand Hotel, will explore how to ensure that the North Sea remains central to the UK and Northwest Europe energy security.
With the theme ‘An Integrated and Resilient North Sea’, the summit incorporates a European outlook. It will examine how the UK and North Sea neighbours including Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark, can develop shared infrastructure, align standards and introduce de-risking measures to attract investment and build robust supply chains for CCS and hydrogen activity.
Laura Moyle, OEUK’s CCS and Carbon Markets Manager said:
“We are at a pivotal stage for CCS clusters, final investment decisions have been taken, and major transport and storage infrastructure projects are moving from concept to construction. As several projects enter the delivery phase, it’s timely to bring UK and European stakeholders together as the choices made in this decade will shape markets, infrastructure and competitiveness for decades to come.”
Programme highlights include:
Welcome dinner and fireside chat between David Whitehouse, CEO, Offshore Energies UK, and Rich Denny, Managing Director, Northern Endurance Partnership
Opening plenary: “An Integrated and Resilient North Sea” with Gwen Jackson-Johns, Senior Consultant, DNV alongside a deep dive into building resilient supply chains
CCS stream: the evolving business case for the CCS sector and lessons from pioneering project developers including, East Coast Cluster, HyNet, Northern Lights, Project Greensand and Porthos and Aramis.
Hydrogen stream: pioneering projects including Bacton BH2 Clean Energy Hub and H2NorthEast, the evolving business case for the hydrogen sector and discussions on de-risking mechanisms
Standards and specifications: “One Basin, Harmonised Standards” including the role that harmonised approaches can have for both CCS and Hydrogen
Leadership panel with contributions from the North Sea Transition Authority and EBN on how to create and regulate an interoperable CCS market
