Environment

#2026/185Karbon Yakalama Kullanım ve Depolama ve Açık Deniz Hidrojen Üretimi (Çeşitli Değişiklikler) Yönetmelikleri 2026

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Statutory Instrument·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The 2026 Regulations update existing laws to include offshore facilities that are involved in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) as well as those producing hydrogen. This means that companies operating these offshore installations must now comply with the same requirements as onshore facilities. The changes aim to enhance environmental protections and promote cleaner energy production.

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Key Changes

  • Inclusion of offshore installations in CCUS regulations.
  • New compliance requirements for offshore hydrogen production.
  • Alignment of offshore and onshore facility regulations.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Offshore CCUS facility operators must comply with all requirements previously applicable only to onshore CCUS facilities

Operators of offshore carbon capture, utilisation and storage installations
operational
high

Offshore hydrogen production facility operators must comply with all requirements previously applicable only to onshore hydrogen production facilities

Operators of offshore hydrogen production installations
operational
high

Companies operating offshore CCUS and hydrogen production installations must ensure environmental protections equivalent to onshore operations

Offshore facility operators engaged in CCUS and hydrogen production
operational

Affected Parties

Companies operating offshore installationsEnvironmental regulators+1 more…

Tags

carbon capture,hydrogen production,offshore regulations