Carbon Capture and Storage
Tetra Tech delivers integrated carbon capture and storage solutions to help clients reduce emissions and achieve Net Zero goals across the full project lifecycle.
We support clients to plan, permit, and implement end-to-end carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions across industrial and energy sectors. From feasibility through to decommissioning, our experts guide clients through each stage of project delivery.
Our multidisciplinary teams bring deep technical knowledge in geology, environmental impact assessment, permitting, stakeholder engagement, and infrastructure development. Alongside our global carbon capture and sequestration expertise, our experts in the UK and Europe have decades of experience delivering major CCS programmes and emerging projects in support of national decarbonisation goals.
CCS Feasibility and Development Planning
We help clients evaluate, plan, and develop viable CCS projects aligned with local regulations and Net Zero commitments.
- Early feasibility, option assessment and technical due diligence
- Integrated Studies and support for reservoir storage site characterisation and storage appraisal
- Drilling and well studies
- Site investigation and pipeline route survey technical support
- Geohazards assessments to de-risk drilling
- Route selection and infrastructure planning
- Rig foundation and pipeline route site characterisation studies
- Business case and investment support
Environmental Assessment and Permitting
Our teams provide specialist support to ensure CCS projects meet all environmental and regulatory requirements.
- Complex dispersion modelling for amine-related air emissions
- Assessment of aqueous discharges
- Planning, permitting, and consenting support
- Develop robust ‘best available techniques’ (BAT) justifications
- Environmental impact assessment (EIA) coordination
- Habitats regulations assessment (HRA) process
- Subject matter experts (SMEs) to support environmental assessments
- Environmental survey design, management, and implementation
- Stakeholder coordination, public consultation, and community engagement
- Compliance management during construction and operation
CO2 Transport and Storage Infrastructure
Tetra Tech designs and supports the delivery of critical CCS infrastructure across onshore and offshore environments.
- Pre-front-end engineering design (Pre-FEED)
- Infrastructure layout
- CO2 pipeline routing and engineering
- Compression and injection facilities
- Subsurface storage design
- Marine spatial planning
Monitoring, Verification, and Decommissioning
We support long-term safety and compliance through tailored monitoring and end-of-life planning services.
- Measurement, monitoring, and verification (MMV) planning
- Data interpretation and reporting
- Risk and performance assessment
- Decommissioning strategy development
- Marine seismic survey design for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) monitoring
- Advanced subsurface characterisation including the overburden
