THE UK's North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has launched the UK's first carbon storage licensing round, with 13 areas of potential available. The new carbon storage areas, alongside the six licences which have already been issued, could have the ability to make a significant contribution towards the aim of storing 20 million to 30 million tonnes per annum of carbon dioxide by 2030. The areas being offered for licensing are off the coast of Aberdeen, Teesside, Liverpool and Lincolnshire in the northern North Sea, central North Sea, East Irish Sea and southern North Sea, respectively, and are made up of a mixture of saline aquifers and depleted oil and gas fields. The NSTA said this licensing round is envisaged to be the first of many as it is estimated that as many as 100 CO_2 stores could be required to meet the UK's net-zero target by 2050.
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