Air Products, Allentown, Penn., and Associated British Ports (ABP), London, announced on Aug. 30 their intention to partner in bringing the first large-scale, green hydrogen production facility to the UK. The facility would import green ammonia from production locations operated by Air Products and its partners around the world. This would be used to produce green hydrogen, which would decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors such as transport and industry.
The UK government has plans for 10GW of low-carbon hydrogen to be in production or construction by 2030. Currently, there is no significant domestic production of such hydrogen in the UK. Air Products, as a first mover, aims to help drive progress towards the government’s target.
The two are working together to bring the new green hydrogen facility to the Port of Immingham. They said the location will provide the required maritime infrastructure and offers good proximity to markets and the required utilities. ABP will invest in new infrastructure, with a new jetty to service the import and export handling of liquid bulk products.
In addition to handling green ammonia, the jetty is being designed so that it can accommodate other cargoes connected to the energy transition, including the import of liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) from carbon capture and storage projects for sequestration in the North Sea – thereby playing a significant role in the UK’s energy transition.
Immingham also sits within the UK’s largest industrial cluster and in proximity to proposed offshore transport and storage networks for CO2. The scheme follows on from an existing Air Products’ plan to develop the UK’s largest blue hydrogen facility in Immingham.