Liquid CO₂ could be moved by rail
Bechtel studies UK CCS rail plan
Project to take emissions from waste-to-energy plant could pave way for creation of country’s first CCS rail corridor
Engineering company Bechtel is studying the feasibility of transporting liquid CO₂ on one of the UK’s main rail routes in a project that could lead to the development of a CCS rail corridor for industrial emitters in northern England. Under plans set out this week, emissions captured at Enfinium’s Ferrybridge waste-to-energy plant in West Yorkshire would be liquefied and taken by rail on the East Coast Mainline to a terminal further north at Teesside operated by bulk liquid storage provider Navigator. The CO₂ could then be shipped offshore into permanent storage, the companies involved say. “This is an exciting UK first project, and we hope it can prove the concept of carbon transportation b
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