Technip Energies hires – just a few of the firm’ s growing Teesside presence( left to right): Teesside business manager Paul Jeffers, communications and PR manager Allison Lee, local content and social impact manager Laura Bains, office manager Chrissi Bennett, subcontracts lead Neil Davison and early works construction manager Mike Fryer.
Tees Valley welcomes Technip Energies
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On a site once occupied by a vast steelworks, a transformative energy project is taking shape – and Technip Energies, a technology and engineering powerhouse bringing its expertise to Tees Valley, is leading the charge in its development.
Net Zero Teesside Power( NZT Power) aims to be the world’ s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage( CCS). This is linked to the Northern Endurance Partnership( NEP) project which is responsible for transporting and storing the captured CO 2
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Constructed on the sprawling Teesworks site once occupied by Redcar’ s famous steelworks, NZT Power – a joint venture between bp and Equinor – will be able to generate more than 740 megawatts of dispatchable low-carbon power, the equivalent to the average annual electricity requirements of more than 1m UK homes.
At the helm of this ambitious initiative is Technip Energies- determined to make a real difference in its first Tees Valley venture.
Up to 2m tonnes of CO₂ will be captured per year by NZT Power and then securely stored under the North Sea through the
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Northern Endurance Partnership( NEP) infrastructure.
To bring the project to reality, Technip Energies is leading a consortium with GE Vernova alongside construction partner Balfour Beatty to deliver the engineering, procurement and construction( EPC) contract for the NZT Power and NEP onshore power, capture and compression project.
NZT Power will utilise Technip Energies’ proven post-combustion carbon capture solution Canopy by T. EN™ powered by Shell’ s CANSOLV ® CO 2 capture system.
It’ s a system that offers a reliable, scalable solution for reducing emissions from gas-fired power generation – exemplifying Technip Energies’ ability to integrate cutting-edge clean technologies into largescale infrastructure, making them accessible and effective.
Also integrated within the power plant will be GE Vernova’ s 9HA. 02 gas turbine and their innovative Exhaust Gas Recirculation( EGR) system – a technology enabling increased efficiency and even greater CO 2 capture rates. And there are few firms as qualified to deliver on such a trailblazing scheme as
“ NZT Power and Northern Endurance Partnership represent a defining moment for Tees Valley and the UK’ s net zero ambitions. We’ re proud to be part of a worldfirst initiative that combines cutting-edge technology with regional expertise to deliver low-carbon power at scale. This is a cornerstone of Tees Valley’ s emergence as a global hub for clean energy and industrial renewal – enabling long-term energy resilience for the UK.”
— JUAN DAVID LOPEZ, EXECUTIVE PROJECT DIRECTOR, TECHNIP ENERGIES