H2 Green to develop clean energy hub in the UK
Published by Bella Weetch,
Editorial Assistant
Global Hydrogen Review,
H2 Green, a Getech business, has signed a deal with Shoreham Port to develop a renewable energy hub that will remove emissions from its fleet of trucks and HGVs and be a catalyst for the wider region’s transport decarbonisation.
The development will include the creation of a hydrogen hub integrated with onshore wind and solar power generation.
With transport decarbonisation high on the agenda at the recent COP26, the development will provide 100% green hydrogen and renewable electricity to the port’s fleet of heavy forklift trucks and HGVs in its first phase, with the ambition to supply hydrogen to fuel the 800 HGVs that enter the port each day, reducing emissions and noise.
The plans from the infrastructure developer, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, also include an ammonia importation facility, which would be used to carry hydrogen, connecting Shoreham Port to large-scale green energy projects worldwide, which would deliver lower cost green fuel to benefit local users.
Shoreham is a trust port with a 260-year history of delivering value to the local community. The innovations will help the port to achieve its own net zero by 2030 ambition and decarbonise the South East England region.
Shoreham Port is one of only two to achieve Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certified EcoPort status.
The green energy hub will drive regional growth in commercial transport hydrogen, stimulating the development of local and global supply chains.
Industries operating in and adjacent to the port, including gas-fired power generation, timber, steel handling, and water treatment, are also potential customers for the hub’s hydrogen power. Byproducts such as oxygen can be used to treat local sewage in a clean and efficient way to prevent planned releases to sea.
Following finalisation of engineering designs and receipt of planning approvals, the parties expect to move to a structured series of Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) in 2H2022.
Read the article online at: https://www.globalhydrogenreview.com/hydrogen/15112021/h2-green-to-develop-clean-energy-hub-in-the-uk/
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