Essar Energy Transition (EET) has entered final negotiations with the UK Government on its ‘flagship’ HPP1 blue hydrogen plant in Ellesmere.
It follows a ‘statement of principles’ with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for the project. Construction is expected to begin later this year, pending a successful final decision.
HPP1 will have an initial production capacity of 350 Megawatt (MW) and capture around 600,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year, providing hydrogen to industrial businesses across the North West of England. The project is the cornerstone of the HyNet cluster.
Lord Callanan, Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance said, “By moving into final negotiations with the Ellesmere project, we are working to deliver our ambition of up to 10 GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity, in an industry expected to support up to 12,000 jobs by 2030.”
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