Essar Energy Transition (EET) announced on Friday its plans to build EET Hydrogen Power, Europe’s first hydrogen-ready combined heat and power plant (CHP), at its Stanlow refinery in the UK by 2027. The new plant will replace Stanlow’s existing boiler units, which currently generate nearly 50MW of power for refinery operations.
Key Details of EET Hydrogen Power Plant
- Developed over two phases to reach a capacity of 125 MW of power with 6,000 tonnes per day of steam
- Hydrogen will replace hydrocarbons, delivering a reduction of 740,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum
- Integral to the decarbonization of operations at EET Fuels’ Stanlow refinery, which plans to cut total emissions by 95% by 2030, becoming the world’s lowest carbon refinery
- Will support EET Fuels’ ambition to become the lowest carbon process refinery globally and EET Hydrogen’s ambition to become the leading low carbon hydrogen producer in the UK
- Will provide low carbon power to other industrial users in the region to support their decarbonization targets
Part of EET’s $3 Billion Energy Transition Initiatives
The investment in building Europe’s first hydrogen-ready power plant is a key part of EET’s overall $3 billion energy transition initiatives in the northwest of England. EET includes:
- EET Hydrogen Power
- EET Fuels (owner of the Stanlow Refinery)
- EET Hydrogen (developing over 1.35 GW of blue and green hydrogen capacity for the UK market, with follow-on capacity ambition of 4 GW)
- Stanlow Terminals (UK’s largest independent bulk liquid storage terminal developing enabling transport and storage infrastructure for biofuels and new energies)
Statements from EET Leadership
Tony Fountain, managing partner of Essar Energy Transition, said, “Launching EET Hydrogen Power shows the progress that Essar Energy Transition is making in delivering against its commitment to put the UK at the forefront of low carbon energy. EET Hydrogen Power helps bring this commitment to life and demonstrates our intention to globally showcase the pathway to decarbonizing vital high emitting industries.”
Rob Wallace, CEO of EET Hydrogen Power, added, “We have bold ambitions for Stanlow to become a low carbon transition hub at the center of the HyNet Industrial Cluster. EET Hydrogen Power will be Europe’s first 100% hydrogen-ready gas-turbine plant which will be supplied with EET Hydrogen’s low carbon hydrogen. This project will create significant benefit by contributing to regional emissions’ reductions targets.”
Source: Essar to build Europe’s first hydrogen fuelled plant in UK
