The Anonymous Widower

Government Hydrogen Boost To Help Power Kimberly-Clark Towards 100% Green Energy Target

The title of this post, is the same as that of this press release from Kimberly-Clark.

These five paragraphs describe how Kimberly-Clark is decarbonising their manufacture of household products.

Three green hydrogen projects that Kimberly-Clark is developing with energy industry partners have won places on the UK Government’s Hydrogen Business Model Strategy (HBMS) shortlist.

The scheme will kickstart the UK’s low carbon hydrogen economy by funding a first-round allocation of 250MW of electrolytic hydrogen projects across England, Scotland and Wales.

Kimberly-Clark, the parent company of leading household brands including Andrex®, Kleenex®, Huggies®, WypAll® and Scott®, expects to reduce its natural gas consumption in the UK by 61% when these three projects are operational at the end of 2025, subject to final government contract.

The three hydrogen projects selected by The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) include a green hydrogen hub in Barrow-in-Furness. Being developed in partnership with Carlton Power, the Barrow Green Hydrogen hub will power Kimberly-Clark’s Cumbria manufacturing facility.

The other two projects are being developed in partnership with HYRO, a joint venture between Octopus Energy Generation and renewable energy company RES, and will see green hydrogen supplied to Kimberly-Clark’s manufacturing facilities in Flint, North Wales, and Northfleet in Kent. In total, the three schemes are expected to provide a total of 50MW of green hydrogen.

Will toilet paper and tissues be softer, if they are made with hydrogen?

I won’t change the products, I use, as I already use Andrex and Kleenex.

August 18, 2023 - Posted by AnonW | Energy, Hydrogen | Barrow Green Hydrogen, Carlton Power, Decarbonisation, HYRO, Kimberly-Clark, Natural Gas Replacement With Hydrogen, Octopus Energy, Paper