Essar Energy Transition (EET) has announced the launch of EET Hydrogen Power, Europe’s first hydrogen-ready combined heat and power plant (CHP) to be built at its Stanlow refinery, with the aim of completing construction in 2027. It will also provide low carbon power to other industrial users in the region to support their decarbonisation targets.
EET Hydrogen Power will be developed over two phases to reach a capacity of 125 MW of power with 6,000 tons per day of steam, with the hydrogen replacing hydrocarbons delivering a reduction of 740,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. The new plant will replace Stanlow’s existing boiler units, which currently generate approximately 50MW of power for the refinery operations. The plant is integral to the decarbonisation of operations at EET Fuels’ Stanlow refinery, which plans to cut total emissions by 95% by 2030.