The two organisations will work together to drive research and innovation in carbon capture technology and encourage entry into CCS related career pathways.
Imperial College London is home to the largest CCS research programme in the UK, led by its Department of Chemical Engineering.
According to research from the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA), the CCS sector has the potential to generate over 50,000 jobs by 2050.
Cory is currently in the process of developing a CCS project at its Riverside campus in Belvedere, South East London.
The project will capture approximately 1.4 million tonnes of CO2 emitted annually from the two Energy from Waste (EfW) sites at Riverside 1 and Riverside 2.
The captured CO2 will be shipped to the Port of Immingham in Lincolnshire and stored in the Viking depleted gas fields.
The project is set to be one of the world’s first CO2 shipping projects and Cory said it hopes that it will act as a pathfinder for others without access to a pipeline.
Chris Girdham, development director at Cory, said: “Our carbon capture project will be vital for decarbonising the waste that we process for our customers, as well as bringing a tangible benefit to our local communities by creating jobs and driving investment.
“The government’s ambition to create a ‘clean power army’ is exactly the way we need to approach the opportunity presented by net zero – I want young people in the communities we serve to see a job in CCS and think ‘that could be me’.
“This collaboration is about advancing technology as well as creating new opportunities for the next generation of engineers, designers and technicians. I am delighted that we are working with Imperial on this important initiative.”
Imperial College London CCS research programme
The Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial is home to a Carbon Capture Pilot Plant and also offers a MEng degree in Chemical Engineering which has a focus on carbon management.
The Carbon Capture Pilot Plant spans across four floors and serves as a scaled-down representation of a full-scale chemical engineering plant.
Professor Omar Matar, head of department at Imperial’s Department of Chemical Engineering, said: “We are excited about our partnership with Cory in various areas of the transition to net zero, particularly within carbon capture. We look forward to a long and fruitful collaboration that brings our two organisations together.”
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