Technip Energies has chosen Honeywell to supply integrated automation and safety technologies for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) and Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) projects, which are known to be two of the biggest carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives in the United Kingdom.
For each of the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) and Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) projects, Honeywell’s Integrated Control and Safety Systems (ICSS) will provide a uniform automation architecture that integrates process control and safety operations. The solution will facilitate reliable, safe, and effective operations at the locations of both projects.
The NZT Power project is poised to be the world’s first gas-fired power station equipped with carbon capture technology. Once operational, the Teesside-based facility will play a critical role in reducing industrial carbon emissions and accelerating the UK’s transition to net zero.
The plant will be capable of generating more than 740 megawatts of flexible, dispatchable low-carbon power, equivalent to the annual electricity requirements of more than one million UK homes. Up to two million tonnes of CO2 a year will be captured from NZT Power and then transported and stored by the NEP infrastructure – the UK’s first CO2 transportation and storage project.
In a similar vein, the NEP project is intended to move CO2 to offshore storage beneath the North Sea from several carbon capture installations located around the UK’s Teesside and Humber regions, which together make up the East Coast Cluster.
The project’s new CO2 transportation and storage network, which links industrial emitters across the region via an onshore pipeline network and a subsurface saline aquifer structure in the North Sea, will use Honeywell’s technology.
In order to complete the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the NZT Power and NEP projects, Technip Energies is leading a consortium with GE Vernova and construction partner Balfour Beatty.
A key component of the UK’s national decarbonization agenda, both projects are anticipated to set the standard for future carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure worldwide.
The initiatives seek to substantially lower the carbon footprint of heavy industry and electricity generation while drawing ongoing investment in clean energy innovation by absorbing and safely storing millions of tonnes of CO2 yearly.
Honeywell’s participation in both initiatives demonstrates the company’s dedication to using cutting-edge digital and automation technologies to facilitate the global energy revolution.
Honeywell has the tested, accessible technology to assist the UK Government’s Clean Power 2030 vision through its involvement in the NZT Power and NEP projects. The company employs almost 4,000 people across more than 20 sites in the UK and has strong domain expertise across different sectors.
Leadership Comments
“The integration of Honeywell technology within these pioneering projects will play a major role in their ability to redefine the future of clean energy in the UK,” said Menzo Bijmolen, vice president and general manager – EMEA, Industrial Automation Projects & Automation Solutions, Honeywell. “To deploy innovative carbon capture at scale, it is crucial to have innovative automation technologies in place that deliver both operational excellence and safety.”
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