Net Zero Teesside
Net Zero Teesside (NZT) aims to be the world’s 1st commercial power station with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The power plant will use a GE Vernova 9HA.02 gas turbine in a Single-Shaft Combined Cycle format with an SSS Clutch
NZT Power is a key component of the East Coast Cluster and part of a wider UK Government plan to tackle industrial emissions and transition to a low carbon energy future by investing in CCS technologies
NZT Power, will produce up to 742MW of flexible dispatchable low-carbon power and approx. 2 million tonnes of CO2 per year will be captured, transported and then stored securely beneath the North Sea. Site construction is due to commence in 2025 and be completed by 2028.
The facility will be powered by GE Vernova’s 9HA.02 gas turbine, a steam turbine, a generator, a Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG), and an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system, all integrated with Technip Energies' carbon capture and compression system powered by Shell CANSOLV technology. The EGR technology recycles CO2-rich flue gas back into the turbine inlet to help reduce energy and solvent usage and lower the overall operational costs.
By providing more reliable low-carbon power, the project will not only stabilize the grid but also complement the expansion of renewable energy sources, providing consistent supply during periods of low wind or solar generation.
The plant will incorporate a 360T SSS Clutch into the GE Vernova Single-Shaft Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) plant between the steam turbine and the generator. The SSS Clutch allows the gas turbine to start generating and the steam turbine to engage when it matches the rotational speed of the generator. This arrangement removes the need for a separate steam boiler and the Single-Shaft CCGT arrangement with an SSS Clutch typically has a lower cost, smaller space requirement and greater operational flexibility when compared to other CCGT arrangements.
SSS Clutches have been supporting GE Vernova Single-Shaft CCGT plants since we supplied a 340T in 2014 onto a system with a Frame 9FB gas turbine into Bouchain Power Plant in France.
