‘No fair energy transition without Aberdeen’ – calls for north-east to be part of CCS vanguard

  • Date: 07-May-2021
  • Source: Energy Voice
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Gulf
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‘No fair energy transition without Aberdeen’ – calls for north-east to be part of CCS vanguard

Westminster is being urged to put an Aberdeenshire project at the heart of its plans to roll out carbon capture and storage (CCS).

In a letter to Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK’s Business Secretary, Stephen Flynn, Aberdeen South’s SNP MP, claims there can be “no fair energy transition” without significant investment in the north-east.

He added that the region is “uniquely placed” to capitalise on CCS, with the Acorn project, located at the St Fergus gas terminal near Peterhead, a key reason for that.