When it is ready to begin production, the plant, which is owned by Stanlow, will operate on blue hydrogen.
The establishment of a combined heat and electricity hydrogen power plant is on the list of the decarbonization activities that Stanlow has undertaken, according to an announcement made by the company.
The goal is for the Plant to be finished by 2027
Stanlow has set a goal to reduce its emissions by 95 percent by the year 2030 as part of its decarbonization initiative. As stated in a statement released by the corporation, the newly constructed hydrogen power plant is an important component of that overall endeavor. H2 will be used to create both power and heat at this facility, which is now under construction to fulfill both of these functions.
One of the most important components of a more comprehensive regional decarbonization plan known as Hynet is the corporation. Both the refinery and the companies located around the region are receiving cleaner hydrogen from the cluster in the vicinity, which is striving to clean up the hydrogen.
The carbon capture technology will be used in the blue hydrogen power
The hydrogen that is utilized in the refinery to generate heat and power is not environmentally friendly. There is no use of renewable energy sources in the production process of this product. Instead, it is going to be manufactured by mechanisms that are driven by natural gas. By itself, this would include this facility in the technique that is most generally used for the generation of hydrogen, which is the approach that results in the release of greenhouse gases owing to the fact that it uses fossil fuels.
However, in this particular instance, the technology that will be used to prevent the great majority of carbon emissions from escaping into the environment is the carbon capture technology that will be responsible for transforming the gray H2 into the blue H2.
Beginning operations prior to the conclusion of the decade
The present plan is for the plant to be operational on H2 by the year 2028 or 2029, according to the timeline that has been established. As a result of a statement made by Managing Partner Tony Fountain, this is what the media has reported.
Once the hydrogen plant is operational, it will continue to operate as an oil refinery in addition to continuing to produce combined heat and power. This will be the case even after the hydrogen plant is opened. At the point in time when it is completely operational, it will proceed with both the refining of oil and the production of this more environmentally friendly source of energy simultaneously.
The furnace that is used for the crude processing will be prepared to use hydrogen, and it will be the first component to be linked to hydrogen in order to minimize its energy consumption in a manner that significantly reduces carbon emissions. The completion of such a link is anticipated to take place during the first quarter of the year 2025.
From the time when the hydrogen production facility on the premises starts its own operations, the hydrogen power plant will continue to function using other kinds of fuel.
