The Immingham Green Energy Terminal – a multi-user ammonia and green hydrogen project in the eastern England port – has received development consent from the UK Department of Transport.
The decision is a boost for Associated Business Ports (ABP), Air Products and Saudi Arabia, where the ammonia will be exported, most likely from the NEOM project, and cracked into green hydrogen. The site is forecasted to produce up to 300 MW of green hydrogen.
Source: Air Products
In addition to handling green ammonia, the 1.1km jetty is being designed to accommodate other cargoes including the import of liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) from carbon capture and storage projects for sequestration in the North Sea, and features pipelines connecting east and west sites, where hydrogen production units and liquefiers will be located.
The planning inspectorate report notes that Air Products ‘will need to be able to demonstrate the low carbon credentials of the imported ammonia’, and comply with the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation and Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard.
The CO2 import terminal will be developed by Harbour Energy and ABP, and act as a hub connecting CO2 emissions generated from UK industry to Harbour Energy’s Viking CCS high-capacity CO2 storage sites in the Southern North Sea.
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