Linde Engineering received a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract from Equinor for the H2H Saltend low-carbon hydrogen production facility. Additionally, Equinor gave Linde's company, BOC, a contract for operation and maintenance services.
In a design competition, Linde Engineering and BOC submitted FEED proposals that included engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), as well as operation and maintenance for the first five years. The world's first and largest low-carbon hydrogen production facility, H2H Saltend, is a 600-megawatt facility with carbon capture. As a result of the facility, the Humber is now recognized as a global center for low-carbon hydrogen.
Low-carbon hydrogen production facility H2H Saltend
The low-carbon hydrogen production facility serves as the pilot project for the larger Zero Carbon Humber initiative, which will build regional infrastructure from Easington to Drax. As part of the East Coast Cluster, the infrastructure will transport hydrogen to industrial customers looking to lower their emissions while also capturing carbon dioxide for secure subsea storage. By 2040, these plans seek to reduce carbon emissions in the Humber, the UK's most carbon-intensive industrial region.
Additionally, the project is a component of Equinor's larger "Hydrogen to Humber" initiative, which aims to produce 1.8 gigawatts of low-carbon hydrogen in the area, or about 20% of the UK's overall target. The hydrogen and air separation technologies from Linde Engineering will be incorporated into the plant design, along with the LCHTM technology from UK-based Johnson Matthey. The plant that produces low-carbon hydrogen will be run and maintained by BOC.
The plant, which is slated to open in 2027 and is located at the energy-demanding Saltend Chemicals Park, east of Hull, will contribute to a reduction of up to one-third in the park's emissions. To accomplish this, natural gas will be completely replaced by low-carbon hydrogen in a number of industrial facilities. In addition to blending into natural gas at the nearby Saltend Power Station operated by Equinor and SSE Thermal, this will lessen the carbon intensity of their products. Around 890,000 metric tons of CO2 will be stored annually, which is the same as removing 500,000 cars from the road.
The low-carbon hydrogen production plant is a "vital first step in creating a low-carbon hydrogen economy and achieving net zero in the Humber," according to Asbjrn Haugsgjerd, Equinor's project director for the H2H Saltend project.
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