Penspen Joins UK’s HyNet Project with CO₂ Pipeline Design Deal
(P&GJ) — Energy consultancy Penspen has secured a multimillion-dollar contract from United Living Infrastructure Services to deliver detailed engineering design for the HyNet North West CO₂ pipeline, a key component of the UK’s low-carbon transition.
The pipeline will transport carbon dioxide captured from industrial emitters in Stanlow to the Liverpool Bay storage site at Point of Ayr. It will use a mix of new infrastructure and repurposed pipeline assets, with six block valve stations and five above-ground installations (AGIs) along the route from the Ince Facility in northwest England to the North Wales coast.
Penspen’s 70-person engineering team, based in London and Aberdeen, will lead the project. Twenty new roles have been created to support the detailed design phase. The Aberdeen office, which has grown significantly in recent months, will also provide engineering support.
“This is a pivotal award that highlights Penspen’s reputation as specialists in supporting complex energy transition projects,” said Darren Bartlett, Director of Energy Transition at Penspen. “The HyNet North West project will be transformational for the UK’s energy network.”
HyNet North West is one of the UK’s most advanced decarbonization projects, aiming to create a low-carbon industrial cluster through large-scale carbon capture and hydrogen infrastructure. Following government funding announced in October 2024, the initiative includes hydrogen production, transport, and storage, along with offshore CO₂ sequestration in depleted reservoirs beneath Liverpool Bay.
Penspen will lead the detailed engineering for both onshore pipelines and associated AGIs, bringing its experience from long-distance, high-pressure pipeline projects to bear on what is one of the first CO₂ transport networks in the UK to reach this stage of development.
“We are pleased to appoint Penspen to deliver the engineering design on this project,” said Campbell Crawford, Managing Director of United Living Infrastructure Services. “They have an exceptional track record in delivering complex detailed design for onshore pipelines.”
Once operational, HyNet is expected to reduce CO₂ emissions by up to 10 million tonnes annually in the 2030s and play a vital role in helping the UK meet its net-zero targets.
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