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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--The U.K. government has shortlisted the leading clean hydrogen (H2) and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects to advance to the next stage of its national "green industrial revolution" plan.
Four hydrogen projects have advanced to Phase 2 in the East Coast Cluster, comprising Equinor's (NYSE:EQNR) (Stavanger) Hydrogen to Humber (H2H) Saltend, H2NorthEast by Kellas Midstream, Uniper's (Dusseldorf, Germany) Humber Hub Blue Project and bpH2Teesside by BP plc (NYSE:BP) (London, England).
The government's 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution aims to deploy CCS at scale in two of the U.K.'s major industrial clusters by the mid-2020s, East Coast Cluster and HyNet. Developers of the leading projects are now competing for funding support. East Coast Cluster, which connects the Humber and Teesside industrial regions via carbon dioxide (CO2) transport and storage infrastructure, has the potential to transport and securely store up to 20 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030--around 50% of all U.K. industrial cluster emissions.
HyNet will encompass the industrial clusters in Northwest England and Wales. By 2025 the first stage will see the direct capture of 400,000 tonnes per year of CO2 from a major industrial site and the repurposing of the existing natural gas pipeline network for transporting more than 1 million tonnes of CO2 for storage in depleted gas reservoirs under the seabed in Liverpool Bay. It will also build the U.K.'s first hydrogen pipeline network to supply to local industry and to blend hydrogen with natural gas. Two hydrogen projects have been selected in this region: Project Cavendish and HyNet Hydrogen Production Project at the Stanlow refinery.
Industrial Info is tracking all of the major H2 and CCUS projects. Equinor's H2H Saltend is its flagship project with a proposed 600-megawatt (MW) low-carbon hydrogen production plant, located at the Saltend Chemicals Park (SCP), to the east of Hull. The US$420 million project will see the construction of a hydrogen production facility utilizing an Autothermal Reformer (ATR) to produce 'blue hydrogen' for use by the local power plant and nearby customers.
Grete Tveit, senior vice president for Low Carbon Solutions at Equinor, said: "Fantastic news that the U.K. Government has selected three of our pioneering CCS and hydrogen projects. They will help decarbonise vital and carbon-intensive industries, preserve existing jobs and create new ones, as well as provide local supply chain opportunities. This further strengthens the UK's position as a world leader in the energy transition." Equinor's bids for two new gas-fired power stations with carbon capture at Keadby, developed with SSE Thermal, and in Teesside, developed in partnership with bp, have also been successful.
David Parkin, HyNet project director, said: "We are delighted that six HyNet projects, including Hanson's Padeswood Cement Plant and Viridor's Runcorn Energy Recovery Facility, have receive the go-ahead from the government to establish carbon capture and storage infrastructure within the North West. This will give the North West the opportunity to produce the U.K.'s first zero carbon cement, and to abate emissions from the U.K.'s largest Energy from Waste facility. The hydrogen produced from Vertex will allow vital industries such as chemicals, food and drink, paper and metal production to fully decarbonise, retaining and creating new high value manufacturing jobs.By 2030, HyNet will be capturing and storing 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year, a quarter of all emissions across the north west of the U.K."
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).
Four hydrogen projects have advanced to Phase 2 in the East Coast Cluster, comprising Equinor's (NYSE:EQNR) (Stavanger) Hydrogen to Humber (H2H) Saltend, H2NorthEast by Kellas Midstream, Uniper's (Dusseldorf, Germany) Humber Hub Blue Project and bpH2Teesside by BP plc (NYSE:BP) (London, England).
The government's 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution aims to deploy CCS at scale in two of the U.K.'s major industrial clusters by the mid-2020s, East Coast Cluster and HyNet. Developers of the leading projects are now competing for funding support. East Coast Cluster, which connects the Humber and Teesside industrial regions via carbon dioxide (CO2) transport and storage infrastructure, has the potential to transport and securely store up to 20 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030--around 50% of all U.K. industrial cluster emissions.
HyNet will encompass the industrial clusters in Northwest England and Wales. By 2025 the first stage will see the direct capture of 400,000 tonnes per year of CO2 from a major industrial site and the repurposing of the existing natural gas pipeline network for transporting more than 1 million tonnes of CO2 for storage in depleted gas reservoirs under the seabed in Liverpool Bay. It will also build the U.K.'s first hydrogen pipeline network to supply to local industry and to blend hydrogen with natural gas. Two hydrogen projects have been selected in this region: Project Cavendish and HyNet Hydrogen Production Project at the Stanlow refinery.
Industrial Info is tracking all of the major H2 and CCUS projects. Equinor's H2H Saltend is its flagship project with a proposed 600-megawatt (MW) low-carbon hydrogen production plant, located at the Saltend Chemicals Park (SCP), to the east of Hull. The US$420 million project will see the construction of a hydrogen production facility utilizing an Autothermal Reformer (ATR) to produce 'blue hydrogen' for use by the local power plant and nearby customers.
Grete Tveit, senior vice president for Low Carbon Solutions at Equinor, said: "Fantastic news that the U.K. Government has selected three of our pioneering CCS and hydrogen projects. They will help decarbonise vital and carbon-intensive industries, preserve existing jobs and create new ones, as well as provide local supply chain opportunities. This further strengthens the UK's position as a world leader in the energy transition." Equinor's bids for two new gas-fired power stations with carbon capture at Keadby, developed with SSE Thermal, and in Teesside, developed in partnership with bp, have also been successful.
David Parkin, HyNet project director, said: "We are delighted that six HyNet projects, including Hanson's Padeswood Cement Plant and Viridor's Runcorn Energy Recovery Facility, have receive the go-ahead from the government to establish carbon capture and storage infrastructure within the North West. This will give the North West the opportunity to produce the U.K.'s first zero carbon cement, and to abate emissions from the U.K.'s largest Energy from Waste facility. The hydrogen produced from Vertex will allow vital industries such as chemicals, food and drink, paper and metal production to fully decarbonise, retaining and creating new high value manufacturing jobs.By 2030, HyNet will be capturing and storing 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year, a quarter of all emissions across the north west of the U.K."
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).
