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Carbon Capture and Storage: Northern Ireland

Asked by Robin SwannUlster Unionist PartyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 2 June 2026UIN 900229

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help support the use of carbon capture technology in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Michael Shanks

DESNZ has provided innovation funding to support the development and demonstration of carbon capture technologies in Northern Ireland, such as CATAGEN’s biohydrogen reactor in Belfast. We welcome engagement from future CCUS projects, including through non-pipeline transportation of CO2, to support the decarbonisation of industry in Northern Ireland.

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