Bengaluru: 4^th October 2024: Essar Energy Transition (“EET”) welcomes today’s announcement by the UK Government confirming its support of the HyNet cluster.

EET Hydrogen, a division of EET, is developing the first large scale, low carbon hydrogen production hub in the UK at its site in Stanlow. This hub will produce 1,350 MW of hydrogen capacity in total and capture around 2.5 million tonnes of carbon per annum – equivalent to taking 1.1 million cars off the roads.

The EET Hydrogen hub will enable regional industrial and power generation businesses to decarbonise by switching from fossil fuels to low carbon energy.  The low carbon hydrogen will be used locally by EET Fuels’ Stanlow refinery and other major manufacturers in the region, including Encirc, Pilkington and Tata Chemicals to create the first low carbon refining operations, glass and chemicals manufacturing sites in the world. The EET Hydrogen hub will help to secure and grow vital industries, create jobs and unlock billions of pounds of related investment.

EET Hydrogen will develop the hydrogen hub in two phases, with the first plant (HPP1) at 350MW capacity, the second (HPP2) at 1,000MW capacity and an overall target capacity of 4,000MW+ by 2030.  EET Hydrogen expects to begin construction of HPP1 in 2025, with low carbon hydrogen produced at the site by 2028.

Tony Fountain, Managing Partner of EET said: “Fantastic to see the Government moving forward with the HyNet cluster, at the heart of which is our first low carbon hydrogen production plant at Stanlow, creating jobs and growth in the North West.  Now that Government support is confirmed, we look forward to taking our final investment decision and starting construction in 2025”

Joe Seifert, CEO of EET Hydrogen, added: “Today’s announcement from Government represents a critical moment in the UK’s hydrogen industry. The North West is once again leading global industry into a new era – producing critical everyday items but without the carbon impact. This investment will help to secure and grow jobs in our manufacturing heartlands for generations to come”

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Ruth will lead the development and execution of strategic initiatives to support EET’s long-term growth objectives – identifying new business opportunities, forging strategic partnerships and ensuring that the Company’s initiatives are in line with the evolving energy landscape.

Ruth brings with her over 15 years of energy industry experience, most recently as Chief Executive of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association, where she helped to shape government policy and fostered partnerships that significantly advanced the industry’s progress.  CCSA grew from a 50-member organisation to a 120-member organisation, produced its first UK-wide CCUS delivery plan and grew its presence and profile in the UK and Belgium during her three-year tenure.

Ruth has extensive UK Government experience, previously holding several key positions at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, where she played a pivotal role in the UK’s energy policy, including leading negotiations on the EU Directive on CO₂ Storage, international CCUS, and policy coordination, stakeholder engagement and programme management for the UK’s Electricity Market Reform.  Ruth has been a member of the UK government’s CCUS Council and its Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge Advisory Council, as well as the UKCCSRC Advisory Council.

Ruth has also served as Director of Strategy and Development at the Low Carbon Contracts Company, where she was responsible for shaping the company’s strategic direction, developing its business plans, managing government affairs, and leading external communications.  She holds professional qualifications in Programme Management, Sustainable Energy, and is a Master of Physics from the University of Oxford.

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