SciBar is literally science in a bar. This is a free talk at the Vale Inn, all welcome. No charge. Begins 6.30pm. Q&A session after the talk.

Speaker: John Egan (Project Director, Peak Cluster | Progressive Energy)

Peak Cluster is an innovative collaboration to capture, transport and permanently store carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industries across Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Partners in the Peak Cluster make up 40% of the UK lime and cement production. The cement and lime industry plays a vital role in global society, creating the foundations for everyday life, therefore it needs to decarbonise. Carbon capture is the only viable and safe method for the cement and lime industry to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Peak Cluster will remove over 3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year starting from 2030 and storing those emissions in depleted gas fields in the Irish Sea. There are currently two proposed pipeline route options.

About the speaker: Following 25 years' experience in the chemical industry, John joined Progressive Energy in 2019 as North West Regional Lead in Cheshire. Since then, John has led on various low carbon hydrogen related elements of the HyNet project. He is now leading the Peak Cluster project which will deploy CCS to decarbonise the cement and lime production sector in Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

A Chartered Chemical Engineer, until joining Progressive Energy he was Operations Director for the Specialty Carbons business of Cabot Corporation, a US blue chip, leading manufacturing operations in the US, China and the Netherlands. Prior to that he was Global Energy Technical Director for Cabot.