Essar Energy Transition (EET) Hydrogen is developing a large-scale, low-carbon hydrogen production hub at its Stanlow site. The said HyNet project is one of two ‘Track 1’ Clusters selected by the government for industrial decarbonisation. This hub will generate a total of 1,350 MW of hydrogen capacity, capturing approximately 2.5 million tonnes of carbon annually. The hydrogen produced will be used locally, including at EET Fuels’ Stanlow refinery and by other key industrial facilities of Encirc, Pilkington, and Tata Chemicals.
The hydrogen hub will be developed in two stages. The first plant (HPP1) will have a capacity of 350 MW and the second (HPP2) with 1000 MW. The total planned capacity is over 4,000 MW by 2030. EET Hydrogen anticipates starting construction on HPP1 in 2025, with production of low-carbon hydrogen commencing by 2028.
Earlier this year, SSE Thermal partnered with EET Hydrogen to develop a green hydrogen production facility in North West England, called Gowy Green Hydrogen. The work on the project is now underway at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, located in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.
REGlobal’s Views: Demand for clean fuels for industrial processes has led many large energy and metals groups like Essar to foray into the green hydrogen space. Essar Group has strategically announced its planned investments in UK and India in the green hydrogen space. Both these nations have massive green hydrogen expansion plans for domestic consumption and reducing carbon emissions of industries.
