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Released March 04, 2024 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--Planning permission has been granted for one of the U.K.'s leading low carbon hydrogen projects, H2H Saltend.
Led by Norway's oil and gas major, Equinor (NYSE:EQNR) (Stavanger, Norway), the 600-megawatt (MW) project will see the construction of a hydrogen production facility utilizing an autothermal reformer (ATR) to produce "blue" hydrogen for use by on-site and nearby chemicals and industrial companies. Located at the Saltend Chemicals Park (SCP) in the heavily industrialized Humber region of the U.K., it will also include a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) plant. The goal is to reduce emissions from the park by around a third--roughly 900,000 tonnes per year--the equivalent of taking 500,000 cars off the road, the company stated.
Permission was granted by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and welcomed by the U.K.'s Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance, Lord Callanan. "I am pleased that H2H Saltend has been granted planning permission, a vital step forward in decarbonising the Humber while delivering jobs and growth to the region. CCUS clusters will be the starting point for a new industry in the U.K., which is why we've committed up to £20 billion (US$25.3 billion) in early support and expect to bring forward 4-gigawatt (GW) of low carbon hydrogen production by 2030."
Hydrogen produced at the US$430 million project will also be blended with natural gas for use at the on-site Triton power station. A carbon capture plant will be connected to a planned pipeline that will transport the captured carbon for storage in sub-sea aquifers in the North Sea. The Humber is the most carbon-intensive industrial region in the U.K. due to its high concentration of energy intensive industries such as refineries, chemicals, steel, glass and cement manufacturing. H2H Saltend is part of the East Coast Cluster development, which aims to remove 50% of the country's industrial cluster carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. It has a target to capture and store an average of around 23 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2035. Three projects along this pipeline route--H2H Saltend, Drax BECCS and Keadby Carbon Capture Power Station--now have planning consent.
"This decision comes at a very opportune moment, as we await the launch of the Government's next phase of the Cluster Sequencing process for the Humber, and it puts H2H Saltend in a strong position, should we submit a bid," said Derek Ho, H2H Saltend project director. "We are delighted to receive planning permission for this key project which could help to kick-start multiple decarbonisation initiatives in the Humber, a vital region with a long-standing history for Equinor."
Last month, Industrial Info reported that Drax Group plc (LSE:DRX) (Selby, England) had gotten the green light from the U.K. government to install carbon-capture technology at the country's biggest power station in Selby, North Yorkshire. It will install its bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology at two of its four biomass units, which burn wood pellets to produce electricity. Prior to its conversion over the past decade, the plant was the largest coal-fired plant in Western Europe. For additional information, see February 7, 2024, article--Drax Gets Green Light for Key Carbon Capture Project .
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
Led by Norway's oil and gas major, Equinor (NYSE:EQNR) (Stavanger, Norway), the 600-megawatt (MW) project will see the construction of a hydrogen production facility utilizing an autothermal reformer (ATR) to produce "blue" hydrogen for use by on-site and nearby chemicals and industrial companies. Located at the Saltend Chemicals Park (SCP) in the heavily industrialized Humber region of the U.K., it will also include a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) plant. The goal is to reduce emissions from the park by around a third--roughly 900,000 tonnes per year--the equivalent of taking 500,000 cars off the road, the company stated.
Permission was granted by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and welcomed by the U.K.'s Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance, Lord Callanan. "I am pleased that H2H Saltend has been granted planning permission, a vital step forward in decarbonising the Humber while delivering jobs and growth to the region. CCUS clusters will be the starting point for a new industry in the U.K., which is why we've committed up to £20 billion (US$25.3 billion) in early support and expect to bring forward 4-gigawatt (GW) of low carbon hydrogen production by 2030."
Hydrogen produced at the US$430 million project will also be blended with natural gas for use at the on-site Triton power station. A carbon capture plant will be connected to a planned pipeline that will transport the captured carbon for storage in sub-sea aquifers in the North Sea. The Humber is the most carbon-intensive industrial region in the U.K. due to its high concentration of energy intensive industries such as refineries, chemicals, steel, glass and cement manufacturing. H2H Saltend is part of the East Coast Cluster development, which aims to remove 50% of the country's industrial cluster carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. It has a target to capture and store an average of around 23 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2035. Three projects along this pipeline route--H2H Saltend, Drax BECCS and Keadby Carbon Capture Power Station--now have planning consent.
"This decision comes at a very opportune moment, as we await the launch of the Government's next phase of the Cluster Sequencing process for the Humber, and it puts H2H Saltend in a strong position, should we submit a bid," said Derek Ho, H2H Saltend project director. "We are delighted to receive planning permission for this key project which could help to kick-start multiple decarbonisation initiatives in the Humber, a vital region with a long-standing history for Equinor."
Last month, Industrial Info reported that Drax Group plc (LSE:DRX) (Selby, England) had gotten the green light from the U.K. government to install carbon-capture technology at the country's biggest power station in Selby, North Yorkshire. It will install its bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology at two of its four biomass units, which burn wood pellets to produce electricity. Prior to its conversion over the past decade, the plant was the largest coal-fired plant in Western Europe. For additional information, see February 7, 2024, article--Drax Gets Green Light for Key Carbon Capture Project .
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
