EET Fuels has appointed Wood to undertake a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for its Hydrogen Fuel Switching project.
Completion of FEED will enable EET to make a final investment decision (FID) on the initiative next year (2025). Wood is expected to coordinate the final designs of the fuel system that will feed into EET’s hydrogen-ready crude distiller furnace. Wood will also re-design the core infrastructure and control systems to enable safe hydrogen combustion.
H2 View understands the furnace represents a “first-of-its-kind” installed in any UK refinery that is capable of running on 100% hydrogen or a fuel-gas mix. EET Hydrogen will supply the low-carbon fuel, which is expected to reduce emissions at the Stanlow Refinery by 0.2 million tonnes per year.
EET Hydrogen began the FEED process of its HPP2 production project last September (2023), which is anticipated to boast a 1,000MW capacity and produce around 230,000 tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen annually.
Read more: EET Hydrogen commences FEED study of 1,000MW hydrogen project
Deepak Maheshwari, CEO of EET Fuels, said, “We remain on track to become the world’s first low-carbon process refinery, providing security of fuel supply to the UK, as well as building and maintaining employment in the UK’s industrial heartlands.”
Wood’s Senior Vice-President for UK Operations, Martin Simmonite, claimed the critical infrastructure will be “fundamental to the energy transition and UK energy security.”
Earlier this month, Essar Energy Transition (EET) acquired Thornton Science Park in the UK, which it plans to transform into a cutting-edge transition hub focused on hydrogen fuel technologies.
Read more: EET acquires Thornton Park for UK hydrogen innovation
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