14-05-2025

ABB selected as main automation contractor for one of the first industrial CCS clusters in the UK

ABB has been selected by integrated global energy company Eni as the main automation contractor for HyNet, one of the UK’s first industrial decarbonisation clusters that forms part of the Government’s Track-1 carbon capture and storage (CCS) commitment ABB’s Ability™ System 800xA® Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) will be deployed to manage the automation, telecoms and cyber security project scope for the transportation and storage of the captured carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by heavy industrial plants in the North West of England and North Wales, to four depleted gas fields in the Irish Sea off the coast of Liverpool. The project aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 10 million tons a year by 2030, the equivalent of taking four million cars off the road and a quarter of the carbon dioxide currently emitted across the region

.“CCS has an important role to play within the current energy transition but navigating the complexities of operating an industrial cluster is highly technical and challenging,” said Per Erik Holsten, President of ABB Energy Industries. “We are proud to support Eni on the exciting HyNet project by applying our integrated automation technology to accelerate decarbonization in the UK and enable industries to outrun, leaner and cleaner.”“The HyNet project is clear evidence of how business and government can combine to implement pragmatic and effective industrial policies to accelerate the energy transition,” said Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni who is leading the multi-partner consortium. “ABB’s automation expertise will be invaluable in providing an integrated and end-to-end common control solution spanning all main EPC providers involved in HyNet.”

The UK Government has announced almost $29 billion of funding over the next 25 years for two industrial cluster projects, which set out to decarbonize industry and make the UK a competitive global market for CCS and support 50,000 long term jobs.