What is Viking CCS?

A carbon capture and storage project in the Viking area of the southern North Sea

Located in the Humber region, the most industrialised and largest CO₂-emitting region in the UK, and offshore in the Southern North Sea, we are developing a high-quality, high-volume carbon, capture and storage (CCS) solution – Viking CCS.

Why Viking CCS?

Vital for net zero targets, energy security and industrial rejuvenation

Our solution brings together high demand for CCS and safe, cost-effective, high-quality, high-volume storage to meet that demand – so we can make a fast and substantial difference in helping the UK to reach its net zero targets by 2050, achieve energy security, and grow the economy.

From the size of demand to the capacity of our storage to the amount of value added – the numbers add up for our CCS solution

potentially created at peak construction by Viking CCS Cluster projects
10 million tonnes CO₂ captured per year by 2030
300 million tonnes of initial storage capacity
investment from 2025 to 2035 across the CCS value chain including capture and storage
of Humber emissions could be captured, transported and stored by our project
of UK industrial and power emissions accessible via ABP’s network of ports
Benefit Cost Ratio, showing strong return on public investment

Project milestones

We have a set of key steps taking us to first storage and beyond:

Capturing CO₂.
Securing the future.

We are dedicated to capturing, transporting and storing CO₂ at scale - safely, securely and cost-effectively. So the UK can achieve its net zero targets by 2050, enhance energy security, and grow long-term as a low-carbon economy.

What is Viking CCS?

A carbon capture and storage project in the Viking area of the southern North Sea

Why Viking CCS?

Vital for net zero targets, energy security and industrial rejuvenation

How Viking CCS works

Helping the Humber region

From the size of demand to the capacity of our storage to the amount of value added – the numbers add up for our CCS solution

potentially created at peak construction by Viking CCS Cluster projects

10 million tonnes CO₂ captured per year by 2030

300 million tonnes of initial storage capacity

investment from 2025 to 2035 across the CCS value chain including capture and storage

of Humber emissions could be captured, transported and stored by our project

of UK industrial and power emissions accessible via ABP’s network of ports

Benefit Cost Ratio, showing strong return on public investment

Project milestones

Non-statutory consultations on route corridor

Spring-Autumn 2022

Statutory consultation on preferred route

Winter 2022/23

DCO application accepted

November 2023

Anticipated decision by Secretary of State

2025

Construction period to begin

2025

Storage to begin

Planned storage of 10 million tonnes CO₂ per year by 2030

Helping the Humber region

up to 20000 jobs

potentially created at peak construction by Viking CCS Cluster projects

10 million

10 million tonnes CO₂ captured per year by 2030

300 million

300 million tonnes of initial storage capacity

over £ 13 billion

investment from 2025 to 2035 across the CCS value chain including capture and storage

over 50 %

of Humber emissions could be captured, transported and stored by our project

up to 40 %

of UK industrial and power emissions accessible via ABP’s network of ports

over 3

Benefit Cost Ratio, showing strong return on public investment

Non-statutory consultations on route corridor

Spring-Autumn 2022

Statutory consultation on preferred route

Winter 2022/23

DCO application accepted

November 2023

Anticipated decision by Secretary of State

2025

Construction period to begin

2025

Storage to begin

Planned storage of 10 million tonnes CO₂ per year by 2030