Penspen, a global energy consultancy, has been awarded a multimillion-pound contract by United Living Infrastructure Services for the detailed engineering design of the HyNet CO₂ transportation pipeline at Liverpool Bay. 

This pivotal project aims to transform northwest England into a leading low-carbon industrial cluster.

According to the contract, Penspen wil work on the detailed engineering phase for onshore CO₂ pipelines and above-ground installations. 

These will transport captured carbon emissions from industrial emitters in Stanlow to the Liverpool Bay Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility at Point of Ayr, utilizing a mix of new assets and repurposed infrastructure.

Darren Bartlett, Penspen's Director of Energy Transition, emphasized the significance of the award in the UK’s decarbonization effort. 

"This is a pivotal award that highlights Penspen's reputation as specialists in supporting complex energy transition projects, applying over 70 years of international engineering expertise to meet the challenge of decarbonizing the UK’s industrial hubs," Bartlett said. 

He added that the HyNet North West project will be "transformational for the UK’s energy network."

The HyNet North West project, which secured government funding in October 2024, is a comprehensive initiative to decarbonize the industrial northwest of the UK. 

It will implement large-scale carbon capture and storage and low-carbon hydrogen infrastructure, including a hydrogen production plant, transport network, and storage, with captured carbon permanently stored in depleted hydrocarbon fields in the Irish Sea.

In April, United Living Energy secured a $334 million contract for engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning, marking significant progress in the HyNet project implementation.