SSE Thermal and Equinor plan hydrogen and carbon capture projects

Equinor and SSE Thermal have announced plans to jointly develop two low-carbon power stations in the Humber region, UK, comprising of one power station with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, and one hydrogen-fuelled power station. Both projects will support the UK’s transition to net zero and accelerate the decarbonization of the Humber region, as well as create thousands of skilled jobs. The two power projects are following:

• Keadby 3 power station with a total capacity of 900MW. It will be fuelled by natural gas and fitted with carbon capture technology to remove the CO2 from its emissions. The captured CO2 will be transported using shared pipelines before being securely stored under the Southern North Sea. 
• Keadby Hydrogen power station with a peak demand of 1,800MW of hydrogen, producing zero emissions at the point of combustion. It would be the world’s first major 100% hydrogen-fired power station, securing at-scale demand for hydrogen in the region for decades to come. 

Both projects will replace older, carbon-intensive generation on the electricity grid, providing flexible and efficient power to support intermittent renewable generation and maintain security of supply through the net-zero transition. The power stations are in the development stage and the companies will continue to engage the government, regulators and stakeholders.