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BBC News
27-05-2025
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Appeal against Teesside 'net zero' power station dismissed
An appeal against the decision to approve a new gas power station has been consultant Andrew Boswell appealed a High Court decision after arguing against the green credentials of Net Zero Teesside, which is planning to use carbon-capture technology at the case was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on Thursday, with Dr Boswell saying the ruling proved climate laws were "broken".The project's developers said they were "pleased" with the decision. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) declined to comment. In March, Dr Boswell's legal representatives had argued the government did not fully explore the environmental impacts of the scheme before approving said it had acknowledged the "significant" greenhouse gas emissions the scheme would cause before any decision was Rose Grogan, for DESNZ, had told the court: "Fossil fuel remains part of the government's energy mix. "It's part of the transition to a low-carbon economy... but it needs to be low carbon through the deployment of CCS [carbon capture and storage]." The plant, which is planned for the Teesworks site, near Redcar, is being developed by a firm called Net Zero Teesside Power – owned by BP and company previously stated the project could generate up to 860MW of low-carbon has claimed at least 90% of the gas power station's emissions would be captured and funnelled beneath the North Sea. 'No merit in challenge' In its judgement, the court said its task was simply to determine whether or not the decision-making process surrounding the power plant was said the "evaluation" and "acceptability" of the estimated emissions caused by the plant was a "matter of fact and judgement for the decision-maker".The government had made "lawful and properly reasoned conclusions" regarding the plant's potential greenhouse gas emissions, the court Zero Teesside Power said: "[We] welcome this second judicial confirmation that there is no merit in Andrew Boswell's challenge."Dr Boswell called for the government to launch a scientific review into the use of carbon capture and storage technology (CCS) for gas power plants. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
ITV News
25-04-2025
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- ITV News
Government go-ahead for green energy plant could bring thousands of jobs to North West
The government's given the go-ahead for a multi-billion pound green energy project that could create two thousand jobs and attract thousands more to Cheshire. The HyNet hydrogen production hub will be built at the Stanlow oil refinery, and be operational by 2028. It's owners EET Fuels are building a parallel hydrogen facility that will help decarbonise the site's operations. The project will capture carbon dioxide produced by industrial plants and store it permanently and safely in depleted gas fields in the Irish Sea Energy company Eni plan to award around £2 billion in supply chain contracts for the backbone of the HyNet masterplan – its Liverpool Bay Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project. The government green light follows an announcement it made in February confirming HyNet will share £22bn of funding over a 25 year period with a similar project in the North East of England - Net Zero Teesside to make the UK 'an early leader in two growing global sectors, CCUS and hydrogen'. The government said the two projects will help remove over 8.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions each year – the equivalent of taking around 4 million cars off the road. Construction of HyNet will now commence, putting spades in the ground and putting the region on track for operations to begin in 2028. Announcing the agreement, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said: 'This investment from our partnership with Eni is government working together with industry to kickstart growth and back engineers, welders and electricians through our mission to become a clean energy superpower.' Eni say the the Liverpool Bay CCS project will operate 'as the backbone of the HyNet Cluster' to transport carbon dioxide from capture plants across the North West of England and North Wales through new and repurposed infrastructure to safe and permanent storage in Eni's depleted natural gas reservoirs, located under the seabed in Liverpool Bay.
BBC News
06-03-2025
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- BBC News
Scrapping of Teesside hydrogen plant plans 'disappointing'
BP's announcement that it had dropped plans for a "green" hydrogen plant has been described as "bitterly disappointing". The multinational had previously sought planning permission to build a power plant in Redcar, which would have produced hydrogen by breaking down water using as part of a shift in strategy away from renewables, the firm has now scrapped the scheme. Leader of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, Alec Brown, said that despite the "blow", BP remained committed to "innovative projects" in the region. BP had previously said the construction of HyGreen would create up to 500 jobs with the likelihood the "majority" would be taken by people living in the Middlesbrough and Stockton electricity used at the plant would have mainly been derived from low carbon sources and the hydrogen would have been used by firm said it would now be focusing on other projects in the area including Net Zero Teesside and a blue hydrogen plant. 'Decarbonisation blow' Brown said: "This is bitterly disappointing news - but we remain optimistic about the future."He said his administration would support all those, including BP, working on green energy projects in the region. Brown also said these schemes would "help secure jobs" and have "huge potential".Prof Sara Walker, who is leading a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) project into the integration of hydrogen into the wider energy landscape, said the news was a "blow to the decarbonisation of Teesside and to the overall development of green hydrogen in the UK".However, she said that the government had backed another green hydrogen project in Teesside, developed by EDF. Tees Valley Mayor Houchen said the combined authority had seen "incredible progress" in its plan to develop Teesside as a "global centre for green energy" and there remained "huge interest" from investors. But he did not provide a comment on BP scrapping a scheme he had previously described as a "coup for the region" that would create "well-paid, good quality jobs". Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
05-03-2025
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Teesside 'net zero' plant aids energy security, court hears
The decision to approve a new "net zero" gas power station was "perfectly lawful", the Court of Appeal has consultant Andrew Boswell is appealing a High Court decision after arguing against the green credentials of Net Zero Teesside, which is planning to use carbon-capture legal representatives have argued the government did not fully explore the environmental impacts of the scheme before approving barrister Rose Grogan, for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), said the government had acknowledged the "significant" greenhouse gas emissions the scheme would cause before any decision was made. Dr Boswell's team argued that was still not enough. The plant, which is planned for the Teesworks site, near Redcar, is being developed by a firm called Net Zero Teesside Power – owned by BP and company has previously stated the project could generate up to 860 megawatts of low-carbon has claimed at least 90% of the gas power station's emissions would be captured and funnelled beneath the North February 2024, the government granted the project a development order (DCO), which is required for nationally significant infrastructure projects. 'Value judgement' On the case's second day, Ms Grogan continued to argue that the former secretary of state for energy security and net zero had acknowledged the "significant" carbon emissions the project would cause in her decision making process. She said the minister was "entitled" to look at all types of factors when making the verdict. In aiming to achieve net zero by 2050, Ms Grogan said the government had to balance "energy security" needs with possessing an "energy mix" which enabled back-up fuels if renewables were "not operational".She said it was a "value judgement" and the government had made a "reasoned conclusion" which was "perfectly lawful".She said there was no "real" doubt in the case. 'Important to detail effects' Catherine Dobson, representing Dr Boswell, said making a "reasoned conclusion" of a project's environmental impact required more than simply calling an effect "significant". She said it was also key to detail "how significant" that impact would be and how it would affect the said a better understanding of the significance might have affected the "planning balance" but even if it had not, it was still important to detail the previous environmental legal cases, she said: "It's important this is known."The judges did not say when the court would make a decision on the case. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
04-03-2025
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Court of Appeal to hear Teesside 'net zero' power plant claims
Claims that a new power station will offer no "meaningful progress towards net zero" will be heard by the Court of Appeal consultant Andrew Boswell lost a High Court case in August after arguing against the green credentials of Net Zero Teesside, which aims to use carbon capture technology. Dr Boswell has been allowed to take his case to the Court of Appeal, where it will be heard over the next two Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) said the technology was vital to boost the United Kingdom's "energy independence". Net Zero Teesside Power, owned by BP and Equinor, is developing the plant on the Teesworks site near has previously said that the project could generate up to 860 megawatts of low carbon claimed that at least 90% of the gas power station's emissions would be captured and funnelled beneath the North February 2024 the government granted the project a development order (DCO) which is required for nationally significant infrastructure projects. 'Counting mistakes' But at the High Court last year, legal representatives for Dr Boswell said the consultant had exposed "a large double-counting error" regarding how the power station's likely greenhouse gas emissions would be Catherine Dobson said the final assessment - that it may contribute more than 20 million tonnes of "carbon dioxide equivalent" into the atmosphere over its lifetime - was "significantly greater" than previously argued there was "a demonstrable flaw in the reasoning" which led to the development consent said this meant the previous government had taken an unlawful approach when assessing the need for the argument was dismissed by Mrs Justice Lieven, however, with her saying there was "no logical flaw in the reasoning" set out by will be put to the test in September when Dr Boswell appeals against that High Court judgement. 'Carbon row' Dr Boswell said carbon capture was an "unproven technology" which risks keeping energy bills high and tied to a "volatile gas market". "[It offers] no guarantee of success or meaningful progress towards Net Zero," he added. A DESNZ spokesperson said there was "no route to protecting jobs in our industrial heartlands" in the UK without carbon capture. "This funding will see our industries remain competitive in the global economy, kickstart growth and lead the world in a ground-breaking clean energy technology."Net Zero Teesside Power said it could not comment on live legal proceedings. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
