The Essar, Progressive Energy joint venture revealed today (August 23) it had handed the contract to Worley to manage the development of the inside battery limit of the production plant, and all necessary outside battery limit works.
H2 View understands the scope of the contract includes support in creating the required infrastructure to connect feedstocks, products and modifications within the refinery to accept low-carbon hydrogen as a means of powering production.
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Vertex says the project is the first in the UK to have completed front-end engineering design (FEED) and is expected to be one of the first operational large-scale low-carbon hydrogen plants in the world.
Coming as part of HyNet, one of two UK Government Track 1 clusters for industrial decarbonisation, the plant is anticipated to encourage UK industry to transition away from fossil fuels by capturing approximately 600,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
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John Egan, Project Director at Vertex Hydrogen, commented, “We are moving rapidly to deliver this vital plant and are delighted to have Worley onboard who share our vision to deliver real projects fundamental to the energy transition.”
Chris Gill, Vice-President for Low-carbon Hydrogen at Worley, added, “Hydrogen has the potential to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors, and this project is essential to the decarbonisation journey of the HyNet low-carbon cluster in the UK.
“We’ll utilise our global expertise in low-carbon hydrogen with local teams in the UK to help Vertex Hydrogen achieve its vision and support our purpose of delivering a more sustainable world.”
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