'A critical piece of national infrastructure': Crown Estate agrees UK's first commercial carbon storage deal

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Seabed owner inks deal paving way for subsea CO2 storage and infrastructure in the North Sea

The UK's carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry received a major boost this week, after the Crown Estate confirmed it has signed a lease agreement that paves the way for the UK's "first and largest"...

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