A huge new green power station has been proposed for the Humber region.
SSE Thermal is about to open initial consultation on a 910MW low carbon plant - Keadby Three - as Keadby Two continues to be built out in North Lincolnshire.
More powerful than the neighbour, the company said the proposal depends on the introduction of carbon capture or hydrogen as a fuel source rather than gas.
It would be a huge investment and construction project, with the current build coming in at £350 million, with 700 people working to deliver it.
The Humber is positioning itself as a leading area in the drive to Net Zero, with energy generation and intensive use by process industries giving the region a double-edged delivery opportunity to help the 海角视频 as a whole make huge strides.
Andrew Underwood, lead project development manager for Keadby Three, said: “The decarbonisation of energy generation and industrial activity is critical to the 海角视频 achieving its climate action goals. We believe projects like Keadby Three can help drive a green economic recovery in the coming years, injecting billions into the economy and creating and protecting high-quality jobs.”
SSE has committed to not building new power stations “without a clear route to decarbonisation,”.
Mr Underwood said: “Crucially, the CCS and hydrogen infrastructure supported by low-carbon thermal generation projects like Keadby Three can also help decarbonise major industrial activity in the region.”
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In April 2020, SSE signed an agreement, alongside 10 other leading energy and industrial companies, to transform the Humber region into the world’s first ‘zero-carbon cluster’ by 2040. This initiative is focused on using shared CCS and hydrogen infrastructure to decarbonise both energy generation and heavy industry, unlocking billions of pounds in regional investment and creating and safeguarding thousands of local jobs.
Drax is looking at bringing a pipeline from its huge biomass-fired power plant across the region, taking in northern Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire industrial clusters, while a second scheme focused on the refinery zone is also emerging.
A huge jet fuel plant now consented at Stallingborough, between Grimsby and Immingham, is also to be built ready to plug into any such scheme.
Green hydrogen production - using electricity generated by offshore wind - is also being brought forward at industrial scale too.
Mr Underwood said the Keadby project is in the early stages of development and no final investment decision has yet been made. Consultation has opened, with lockdown leading to an interactive online exhibition, from 9am on Thursday.
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“While we would prefer to be holding a face-to-face information event during this stage one consultation period, unfortunately this is not possible due to the coronavirus restrictions. “However, we are committed to carrying out a clear, informative and robust consultation process, and we ask local residents to please join the interactive exhibition on our website and contact us with any questions or queries,” he added.
The stage one consultation will remain open until July 27.