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Consultation On Plans For Keadby Hydrogen Power Station To Begin

The title of this post, is the same as that of this press release from SSE.

These four paragraphs outline the project

SSE and Equinor will consult on plans for a new hydrogen-fired power station in North Lincolnshire which would provide vital new reliable and flexible capacity to the electricity system.

Keadby Hydrogen Power Station is a proposed 900MW plant which could be operational from 2030 – bolstering security of supply and supporting the UK’s long-term decarbonisation by providing back-up low-carbon power to variable renewable generation.

The project will enter environmental scoping in April before SSE and Equinor launch a public consultation ahead of a full planning application being made in due course.

Under plans, the new power station will be designed to run on 100% hydrogen. The ambition is that this would be the case from inception, with Government already committed to deploying low-carbon infrastructure in the Humber – the UK’s most carbon intensive cluster.

Note.

1. The hydrogen for this power station will be produced by electrolysis or one of the new turquoise methods.
2. It will be stored in Aldborough or Rough gas storage.
3. This will be the fourth power station at Keadby after Keadby 1 (734 MW), Keadby 2 (893 MW) and Keadby 3 (910 MW)
4. Keadby 3 will be fitted with carbon capture.
5. These total up to 3.4 GW.

The Keadby cluster of power stations will make good backup to the wind farms in the North Sea.

March 16, 2024 - Posted by AnonW | Energy | Aldbrough Gas Storage, Carbon Capture, Equinor, Green Hydrogen, Keadby Hydrogen Power Station, Rough Gas Storage, SSE