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Norwegian energy firm Equinor has said that pre-FEED (Front End Engineering and Design) study contracts have been awarded for the development of a 600MW H2H (Hydrogen to Humber) low-carbon hydrogen production plant at Saltend near Hull.
Energy Voice reports that once complete, the plant will be one of the world’s first at-scale facilities to produce hydrogen from natural gas in combination with carbon capture and storage. The Pre-FEED study will be used to support the delivery of a further 1.2GW of low-carbon hydrogen production.
The produced hydrogen will be used to fuel the Keadby Hydrogen power station, which could be the world’s first large scale facility to use 100 per cent hydrogen to generate power.
The combined hydrogen production capacity of the projects is 1.8GW, which accounts for a third of the government’s 5GW low carbon hydrogen production goal.
Equinor’s H2H Saltend hydrogen plant and Keadby Hydrogen power station are Equinor’s first two UK hydrogen projects that support the wider ambition to decarbonise the Humber and develop the UK’s first net-zero industrial cluster by 2040.
Dan Sadler, Equinor vice president for UK Low Carbon Solutions, said: “Equinor is dedicated to delivering Hydrogen to Humber and to contributing to the development of the UK’s hydrogen economy through the H2H Saltend project and then expanding that experience with the Keadby Hydrogen project.”
He explained that by producing hydrogen from natural gas with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). A practical and scalable solution for decarbonising a wide range of sectors is produced, where previously they were dependant on fossil fuels.
The three selected contractors are KBR & Tecnimont consortium, Technip Energies consortium as well as Linde through its businesses at Linde Engineering and BOC UK, who will participate in a competition to provide design proposals, as well as a lump sum FEED and option for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) execution and operations.
All three contractors have extensive experience and relevant licenses with hydrogen, ammonia, and CO2 capture technologies.
The plan is to select one of the consortia at the end of 2022 to move into the final stage of engineering in preparation for a final investment decision in 2023.
Tanguy Cosmao, Equinor’s project director for the H2H projects, said that the selected contractors are renowned for their engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and operating capabilities within the hydrogen and carbon capture sector.
“Our execution strategy enables adoption of proven technology and cost-competitive solutions for first-of-a-kind projects and early engagement of UK construction and service companies.”
On 19 October 2021 the East Coast Cluster (ECC) was selected by the UK Government’s Cluster Sequencing process as one of the first two Industrial Clusters to be CCS enabled by the mid-2020s.
The ECC will provide CO2 transport and storage infrastructure required by the Humber hydrogen projects.
The H2H Saltend project will enable fuel switching in 2026-2027 resulting in a CO2 emissions reduction of 1.1 million tonnes per year.
Equinor then plans to supply hydrogen to the Keadby Hydrogen power station, which is expected to begin operations in 2028-29 with a resulting CO2 emissions reduction of close to two million tonnes per year.
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