Progressive Energy launches Oserra Connect for non-pipeline carbon transport

Progressive Energy has established a new business unit called Oserra Connect to facilitate carbon capture and storage for industrial sites that are not located near existing pipeline infrastructure. The developer, which is responsible for the HyNet and Peak Cluster projects, aims to provide universal access to permanent carbon storage across the United Kingdom. This new venture is designed to bridge the gap for emitters who are too remote to connect directly to major transport networks, offering a comprehensive service that includes collection, transport, and geological storage.

The company has identified Teesside as the location for a key aggregation hub, which will serve as a central point for collecting and injecting captured carbon. This facility is part of the East Coast Cluster programme and is supported by thirty million pounds of investment. According to Progressive Energy, the project is expected to support one hundred construction jobs and create more than thirty permanent operational roles. Joseph Bailey, the managing director of Oserra Connect, stated that the initiative is helping to ensure universal access to durable carbon storage for businesses across the country.

Captured carbon will be transported by road or rail to the Endurance field off the North East coast. This site is being developed by the Northern Endurance Partnership, which secured a share of the government’s carbon storage funding alongside HyNet in 2024. The new service model allows customers to outsource the entire process, from site collection to final injection into geological formations. This approach addresses the limitations of direct pipeline connections for smaller or more dispersed industrial emitters.

Oserra Connect has already secured five customers through the government’s non-pipeline transport pathfinder programme. These partners include Infinis, Pretoria Energy, Vida Bioenergy, Kanadevia Inova, and The Carbon Removers. Collectively, these entities operate across seventeen sites in the UK and are expected to capture three hundred thousand tonnes of carbon dioxide annually. The company is also developing a portfolio of future projects intended to handle millions of tonnes of carbon transport and storage each year.

In related developments, the Douglas CCS platform in Liverpool Bay has been installed. Eni, the Italian energy company involved in the project, reported that the Liverpool Bay network is approximately fifty percent complete. Around sixty percent of the spending has been allocated to UK firms, with the platform installation occurring eighteen months after orders were placed.