With aims to be one of the largest green hydrogen facilities in the UK, boasting an initial phase of 80Mwe of installed hydrogen production capacity by 2025, with intentions to expand capacity up to 500MWe.
Having unveiled the plans in 2021, bp has now submitted to the Government’s Hydrogen Business Model (HBM) and Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (NZHF), saying the facility could play a key role in delivering the UK’s Net Zero targets.
Read more: bp unveils major hydrogen production plans for Teesside, UK
According to bp, the project would help fuel the development of Teesside into the UK’s ‘first’ major hydrogen transport hub, by providing enough low-carbon hydrogen to fuel over 10,000 HGVs, as well as offering an option to power hard-to-abate sectors, heavy industry, and heat homes.
Louise Kingham, UK Head of Country and Senior Vice-President of Europe at bp, said, : “We aim to produce green hydrogen that can help decarbonise industries, heavy transport and even provide heat in homes.
“And we think HyGreen Teesside has the potential to transform energy use, the economy, and skills in the local region. The strong support we’re already seeing from customers reflects the need for us to deliver this for both Teesside and the wider UK.
“We’re not stopping there – our plans for mobility will also help drive the UK’s position in pioneering hydrogen and battery electric technology in transportation. Together, these can help deliver economic growth for the region and the home-grown hydrogen that the UK needs.”
bp also plans to develop H2Teesside, one of the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facilities. Across HyGreen and H2Teesside, bp believes it could deliver up to 15% of the UK’s targets of develop 10GW of hydrogen production by 2030.
Read more: bp targeting 1GW of hydrogen production in the UK by 2030
In addition to its submitted bid, bp has revealed it has signed four new Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with local industry for the potential use of green hydrogen in businesses and communities, building on two previously agreed.
The new MoUs are with Northern Gas Networks for natural gas replacement with hydrogen, Ensus for renewable ethanol production, Tees Valley Lithium to use hydrogen to produce lithium hydroxide, and Sembcorp Energy UK to explore decarbonisation options.
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