Essar Energy Transition launches EET Hydrogen Power

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Essar Energy Transition (EET) today announced the launch of EET Hydrogen Power, Europe’s first hydrogen-ready combined heat and power plant (CHP) to be built at its Stanlow refinery. The plant construction is set for completion in 2027. 

“The investment will support EET Fuels’ ambition to become the lowest carbon process refinery, globally and EET Hydrogen’s ambition to become the leading low carbon hydrogen producer in the UK.  It will also provide low carbon power to other industrial users in the region to support their decarbonisation targets,” stated EET.

EET Hydrogen Power will become an independent vertical under EET.

EET Hydrogen Power will be developed over two phases to reach a capacity of 125 MW of power with 6,000 tonnes per day of steam, with the hydrogen replacing hydrocarbons and offsetting 740,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum. 

The new plant will replace Stanlow’s existing boiler units, which currently generate around 50 MW of power for the refinery operations.  The plant is integral to the decarbonisation of operations at EET Fuels’ Stanlow refinery, which plans to cut total emissions by 95% by 2030, to become the world’s lowest carbon refinery.

The investment into building Europe’s first hydrogen ready power plant is a key part of EET’s overall $3 billion of energy transition initiatives in the North West of England.

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