: Vertex Hydrogen signs agreements to supply over 1,000MW of hydrogen to decarbonise leading UK industries #IndiaNEWS #Business New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Vertex Hydrogen is a leader in the energy transition,

Vertex Hydrogen signs agreements to supply over 1,000MW of hydrogen to decarbonise leading UK industries #IndiaNEWS #Business
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Vertex Hydrogen is a leader in the energy transition, developing the UKs first large scale, low carbon hydrogen production hub at Essars site in Ellesmere Port the heart of the HyNet North West cluster.
Vertex has now signed agreements to supply over 1,000MW of low carbon hydrogen to leading industrial names in the region. This is a similar amount of energy that powers a major city like Liverpool, secures the entire initial hydrogen production capacity of Vertex and enables the vital hydrogen infrastructure investments in the region. This milestone reflects Vertexs status as the largest and most advanced low carbon hydrogen hub in the UK.
The project will capture some 1. 8 million tonnes of CO2 per annum to be stored by the HyNet project to reduce more than 10 per cent of the regions industrial emissions the equivalent to taking 750,000 cars off the roads.
It will see over 2 billion pounds of direct investments in the hydrogen plant and associated regional hydrogen transport and storage infrastructure securing and growing vital jobs in the region.
The hydrogen demand comes from global businesses operating in the region, who are looking to become the first low carbon operations in a number of key sectors by switching their current high carbon fuels to low carbon hydrogen. These consumers are substantial direct and indirect contributors to the 340,000 people employed in manufacturing in the North West. It also includes innovators in the sustainable aviation fuels, glass and cement industries.
Adrian Curry, Managing Director of Encirc, said: This partnership with Vertex Hydrogen will help us to change the face of glass as we aim to produce Net Zero bottles by 2030. Glass is an incredible material and sustainable in so many ways. It has been around since 3500 BC, and by using hydrogen to decarbonise it, we believe it will be the packaging choice for centuries to come.
Deepak Maheshwari, CEO of Essar Oil UK, added: This offtake agreement, and our other initiatives, are continuing examples of us taking clear actions to deliver our strategic goals. We are proud to be a leader in the region and the UK more broadly in industrial decarbonisation.
Martin Ashcroft, Managing Director of Tata Chemicals Europe, commented: We have been supporters of Vertex and the low carbon hydrogen segment as a real opportunity to further reduce emissions at our world class CHP facility. This agreement marks the next step in our relationship as we continue our journey as a leader in industrial decarbonisation.
Neil Syder, Managing Director of Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, said: We are fully committed to our NSG Group target of achieving carbon neutral by 2050.

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