Tom Glover, RWE UK Country Chair:

“RWE welcomes the launch of the Government CCUS Vision. We're pleased to receive further clarity on the Track One expansion, and an update on Track Two of the Government’s Cluster Sequencing Process. These announcements mark a milestone in the development of the UK’s Carbon Capture economy and provide important clarity for companies that are advancing pioneering carbon capture projects.

As a key partner in the decarbonisation of the UK’s energy networks, RWE is actively developing projects to retrofit carbon capture technology at its existing combined cycle gas-fired power stations at Pembroke and Staythorpe. In addition, we are developing a new combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) generating plant with carbon capture at Stallingborough, located close to the Humber Estuary.

These projects are key to the energy transition, and could deliver over 4.7GW of decarbonised, flexible and reliable generation, with captured CO₂ being safely transported by either pipeline, in the case of Staythorpe and Stallingborough, or by shipping from Pembroke, to one of the UK storage networks. We are a key partner in the Viking CCS project, and will continue our engagement with them as we progress Staythorpe and Stallingborough as key expansion projects for that network.

We welcome the requirement for ‘Track-2’ stores to demonstrate the potential to receive and store CO₂ delivered via shipping. South Wales is home to a significant industrial base of national importance, including our Pembroke CCUS project. The capability to access CO₂ storage via shipping will be critical to decarbonising the South Wales economy and strengthening employment prospects in the region.

We look forward to further engagement with government on the Track 2 stores to ensure that CO₂ from Pembroke can be included in the proposed 2025 competition round.