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Cluster sequencing for carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) deployment: Phase-2 (closed to applications)

Call for submissions from organisations wanting to take part in Phase-2 of the CCUS Cluster Sequencing Process.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published:
8 November 2021
Last updated:
22 March 2022
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  1. Competition now closed to applications. Link added to list of eligible projects (power CCUS, hydrogen and industrial carbon capture (ICC).

  2. Clarification questions list updated.

  3. Clarification questions list updated.

  4. Clarification questions list updated.

  5. Clarification questions list updated.

  6. Clarification questions list updated.

  7. Clarification questions list updated.

  8. Clarification questions list updated.

  9. Clarification questions list updated.

  10. We made a change on pages 60 to 61 of the Phase-2 guidance document, relating to a minded-to position that Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Projects awarded an Industrial Carbon Capture (ICC) Contract will require CHP Quality Assurance (CHPQA) certification. Please send any questions via the Clarification Question process to industrialCCUSphase2@beis.gov.uk.

  11. Updated list of clarification questions and their responses, now attached as a spreadsheet; also updated Annex A2, the industrial capture project plan.

  12. Latest clarification questions added, dated 15 December 2021.

  13. Added new clarification questions and responses (CQ0159, CQ0161, CQ0164 and CQ0165).

  14. Added new clarification questions and responses (CQ0087, CQ0130, CQ0135, CQ0147 and CQ0158).

  15. New questions added to questions and responses page.

  16. Added recent questions and responses.

  17. GGR EOI form: Metrics table (p9) amended; the submission deadline for GGR EoI forms only has been extended to 6 January 2022.

  18. Added new clarification question and response (CQ0203). Updated Annex C3 (see the version log for details).

  19. Questions and responses page added. We will update it on a weekly basis with any questions, along with responses, received during the course of the submission window.

  20. First published.

Documents

Cluster sequencing for carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) deployment: Phase-2 guidance

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Cluster sequencing for CCUS deployment: Phase-2: clarification questions and responses

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Expression of interest form (submission deadline 3 December 2021)

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Greenhouse Gas Removal expression of interest form (form updated 29 November 2021: new submission deadline 6 January 2022)

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Power project plan (Annex A1)

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Industrial carbon capture project plan (Annex A2)

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Hydrogen project plan (Annex A3)

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Economic benefits template (Annex B)

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Power cost template (Annex C1)

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Industrial carbon capture cost and emissions template (Annex C2)

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Hydrogen cost and emissions template (Annex C3)

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Financial statements template (Annex D)

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Power references matrix (Annex E1)

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Industrial carbon capture references matrix (Annex E2)

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Hydrogen references matrix (Annex E3)

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Details

22 March 2022: Phase-2 eligible projects announced

We have published a list of projects eligible for Phase-2 of the Cluster Sequencing Process.

This call for submissions is now closed.

The Ten point plan for a green industrial revolution sets out an ambition to deploy CCUS at scale in 2 of the UK’s industrial clusters by the mid-2020s, and a further 2 by 2030 in order to help the UK meet our net zero and Carbon Budget 6 targets.

Phase-1 of the Cluster Sequencing Process identified and sequenced CCUS clusters which are suited to deployment in the mid-2020s (known as Track-1). On 19 October, Hynet and the East Coast Cluster were announced as Track-1 Clusters.

We also announced the Scottish Cluster as a reserve cluster if a back-up is needed. A reserve cluster is one which met the eligibility criteria and performed to a good standard against the evaluation criteria. As such, we will continue to engage with the Scottish Cluster throughout Phase-2 of the sequencing process, to ensure it can continue its development and planning. This means that if government chooses to discontinue engagement with a cluster in Track-1, we can engage with this reserve cluster instead.

Who could apply for Phase-2

Phase-2 was open to Power, Industrial Carbon Capture and Hydrogen production projects which meet the technology specific eligibility criteria. The detailed guidance outlines the eligibility criteria and application process for each of these technologies.

Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) technologies such as Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) and Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS) technologies with an interest in requesting access to Track 1 clusters were invited to complete an Expression of Interest (EoI) for a separate process that ran in parallel with the Phase-2 process.

Application details

  • the deadline for all expressions of interest except the GGR version was 23:59pm, 3 December 2021
  • the deadline for GGR projects was 6 January 2022

Heads of terms and ICC business model update

We also published:

Please read this document in conjunction with the October 2021 ICC business model update.

Help and guidance

For full background and guidance to this project, see the documents above.

You can also read our questions and answers page about Cluster sequencing for CCUS deployment: Phase-1.

Contact the relevant email for any queries:

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