UK Continental Shelf locations for current carbon capture and storage (CCS) sites. The dataset is maintained by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), the licensing authority for offshore CO2 storage in the UK. It was last updated on 2026-06-18.
Use Cases
- Map potential CO2 storage locations based on geological formations mentioned in the description
- Analyze proximity of storage sites to industrial emission sources referenced in the description
- Assess regulatory compliance for CCS projects based on licensing and environmental assessment frameworks described
Strengths
- Maintained by the authoritative licensing body, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)
- Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, KML, GPKG, and an ArcGIS REST API
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- North Sea Transition Authority
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-18 11:11:04.127082
- Geography
- UK Continental Shelf