First Hydrogen announces four new green hydrogen production sites in the UK
Published by Bella Weetch,
Editorial Assistant
Global Hydrogen Review,
First Hydrogen has announced its strategy and roadmap for the advancement of its Energy Division. First Hydrogen Energy is engaged in developing green hydrogen production projects in the UK and Canada, initially. The company has identified four industrial sites in the UK and is advancing discussions with landowners to secure land rights, and working with engineering consultants Ove Arup & Partners Ltd (ARUP) for the engineering studies and designs.
The sites are all in prime industrial areas spread strategically across the North and South and will each accommodate both a large refuelling station – for light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles with onsite hydrogen production, to serve the urban areas of Greater Liverpool, Greater Manchester, the London area, and the Thames Estuary – and a larger hydrogen production site of between 20 – 40 MW, for a total for the four sites of between 80 – 160 MW.
It is anticipated that the target sites will qualify for UK government financial support for both the development and construction phases to deliver vital capacity pursuant to the 10 GW of domestic hydrogen production ambition, of which 5 GW will be green, as recently announced in the government’s UK Energy Security Strategy.
The production facilities, once built, will serve customers of First Hydrogen’s Automotive division. First Hydrogen's green hydrogen van is to begin demonstrator testing in June with final delivery for road use in September 2022. The company’s strategy is to secure a domestic supply of fixed-price, long-term green hydrogen fuel and distribution arrangements, with such customers. This will form part of its offering to fleet operators of a full hydrogen mobility service for light commercial vehicles and supply First Hydrogen’s mobile hydrogen refuelling stations with green hydrogen. The company expects to make further announcements regarding the advancement of such projects as they develop.
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