Bains
dCarbonX holds and is the Operator of GS007, a gas storage licence in the UK's East Irish Sea, located around 30 kilometres off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness. Subject to further regulatory approvals, dCarbonX is redeveloping the depleted Bains gas field for gas storage and estimates a storage capacity of 1.4 billion cubic metres of natural gas. This will provide an increase the UK’s gas storage capacity by around 50% - a major boost to UK energy security.
Bains has been designed to match the scale of the UK’s biggest energy storage instrument with high performance parameters and low costs to consumers.
dCarbonX also holds and is the Operator of P2681, a production licence which covers the same area as GS007, for which it is currently evaluating development options.
Cross-section sketch illustrating the Bains gas storage facility.
Gateway
dCarbonX holds and is the Operator of GS008, a gas storage licence in the UK's East Irish Sea, located around 30 kilometres off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness. Subject to further regulatory approvals, dCarbonX proposes to repurpose the Gateway gas storage project for the potential future storage of hydrogen.
This national-scale project is focused on the development of offshore salt caverns, which are ideal for the safe storage and rapid withdrawal of large volumes of hydrogen. The project was worked to its Final Investment Decision (FID) by the previous Operator, as a storage facility for 1.5 to 3.0 billion cubic metres of natural gas (15-30 TWh), constituting a major part of the UK's future energy storage infrastructure. dCarbonX is now repurposing that work for the UK's essential low-carbon Energy Transition.
Carbon Capture, Utilisation & Storage (CCUS)
dCarbonX is currently evaluating prioritised CCUS opportunities offshore UK for future carbon sequestration licensing. These projects offer routes to UK decarbonisation and Net Zero.