Carbon Explorer — GB Industrial CO₂ Supply & Demand Planning Tool
Carbon Explorer maps industrial CO₂ supply and demand across Wales, Scotland and England. Created by Maddie Kortenaar. Built on NAEI 2022 data.
It connects industrial CO₂ emitters with local businesses to unlock reuse opportunities, models GIS road-transport routes and costs, calculates SME ROI, and generates investor-grade evidence packs for local authorities and infrastructure planners.
Key statistics
- 36 industrial CO₂ supply sites across Great Britain
- 52 CO₂ demand sites across Great Britain
- 88 total sites — Wales, Scotland and England
- 9 industrial sectors covered
- ~96,000 tonnes CO₂/yr indexed supply capacity
- ~320 estimated jobs from deployment
Top 5 GB Deployment Sites (March 2026)
- #1 Drax Power Station (BECCS) — North Yorkshire — score 96 — 9,800 t CO₂/yr — biogenic capture
- #2 CF Industries Billingham — Stockton-on-Tees — score 92 — 3,800 t CO₂/yr — fertiliser CO₂
- #3 Tata Steel Port Talbot — Neath Port Talbot — score 91 — 6,500 t CO₂/yr — steelmaking
- #4 Margam Cement Works — Neath Port Talbot — score 83 — 1,800 t CO₂/yr — cement calcination
- #5 Valero Pembroke Refinery — Pembrokeshire — score 74 — 2,800 t CO₂/yr — refinery gas
Geographic coverage
- Wales (12 supply / 18 demand): Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Cardiff, Pembrokeshire, Vale of Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Scotland (10 supply / 14 demand): Falkirk/Grangemouth, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Angus, Highland, Clackmannanshire
- England (14 supply / 20 demand): North Yorkshire (Drax), Stockton-on-Tees, Humber, Cheshire West (Stanlow), West Midlands, South Yorkshire
Industrial sectors
- Steel & Metals
- Energy & Power
- Chemicals & Fertilisers
- Petrochemicals
- Cement & Lime
- Food & Beverage
- Agriculture & Horticulture
- Waste & Biomass
- Pharmaceuticals
Features
- Interactive GIS Map — road-routing across all 88 sites with supply/demand overlays
- Site Explorer — search, filter and export sites by region, sector and readiness tier
- Route Optimiser — constraint-based transport network optimisation with scenario saving
- Investor Evidence Pack — regional analytics, sector charts, Top 5 rankings, capex, payback and jobs (PDF export)
- SME ROI Calculator — postcode-based annual savings, payback period and carbon credit value
- About & Methodology — full data sources, NAEI 2022, SEPA, EA IED, ONS BRES
Data sources
- NAEI 2022 — National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (UK government)
- SEPA permit register — Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Environment Agency IED register — Industrial Emissions Directive
- ONS BRES — Business Register and Employment Survey sector benchmarks
- Logistics UK road transport cost benchmarks 2023–24
- UK ETS permit price data
Machine-readable resources