Carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure is already delivering economic benefits on Teesside, supporting jobs, UK suppliers and skills development, while laying the foundations for future industrial growth, according to a new report by Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP).

Analysis suggests these early benefits offer a practical example of how CCS can help unlock a new age of industrialisation in the UK. The analysis also points to significant future opportunities in the Humber, where new CCS infrastructure could contribute around £3 billion to UK GVA during construction.

NEP is currently delivering some of the UK’s first CCS infrastructure on Teesside. Their progress is closely linked to the delivery of Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power), the first carbon capture project expected to connect to NEP’s transport and storage network. Today’s report updates that NEP and NZT Power are expected to sustain more than 3,000 jobs through construction. In addition, more than £2.1 billion has been awarded to UK suppliers so far, with 300 UK subcontracts placed and more than half of supply-chain content being sourced from the UK.

Funding is also supporting 175 young people across Teesside to undertake training designed to launch careers in the clean energy sector. These benefits are just the start of the positive impact that CCS infrastructure will have in the region. When additional users connect to NEP’s network in the coming years, they will also create new jobs and place additional contracts with UK suppliers.

The report also highlights the link between NEP’s infrastructure and wider industrial growth. Supporting these projects has allowed suppliers, especially those on Teesside, to invest in new capabilities, create new jobs, and offer apprenticeships to young people across the region. Overall, NEP's Teesside infrastructure offers an early indication of how CCS can underpin reindustrialisation across the country.

Through these strategic investments, critical infrastructure is being constructed, British suppliers are winning contracts, skills and industrial capacity are being strengthened, and industrial projects are preparing to invest around the shared network that NEP is delivering. Replicated across the country, this model can help anchor existing industries in the UK while creating the conditions for new industrial investment, jobs and supply-chain growth.

An update on NEP’s work to progress their Humber Expansion project is also included in the report. Recent economic modelling1 demonstrates that a Humber CCS pipeline presents a clear opportunity to build on NEP’s successes on Teesside. In addition to delivering £3 billion of UK GVA during construction, a Humber CCS pipeline could support around 1,800 full-time equivalent jobs each year once operational, with approximately £1.2 billion of contracts placed with UK suppliers from the CCS pipeline alone.

The Humber, and the next generation of projects, would also be crucial to maintaining momentum and continuing the process of moving toward a self-sustaining domestic CCS industry. Important and ongoing work that was begun on Teesside.

The Northern Endurance Partnership Progress and Impact Report 2026 is available here.