Plug Power to supply electrolysers to three government-backed green hydrogen projects in the UK
Source：hydrogeninsight
US-headquartered green hydrogen tech firm Plug Power has been selected to supply British developer Carlton Power with 55MW of its proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers across three projects in the UK.
These three projects are the 30MW Barrow-in-Furness Hydrogen project in Cumbria, the 15MW Trafford Green Hydrogen project in Greater Manchester, and the 10MW Langage Green Hydrogen Project in Plymouth.
The UK government had already awarded all three projects with Contracts-for-Difference-style subsidies in the first Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR1) at the end of 2023, in order to cover the cost difference between green H2 and its fossil equivalent.
Carlton Power had also this year signed an offtake agreement for the Barrow-in-Furness Hydrogen facility with Kimberly-Clark, to supply hydrogen to displace natural gas used in steam generation for the production of toilet paper and facial tissues.
Final investment decisions (FIDs) are expected for the Barrow-in-Furness and Trafford developments by the end of this year, while the Langage Green Hydrogen Project is scheduled to reach FID in the first quarter of next year.
“These projects underscore Plug Power’s growing leadership in the European hydrogen market and our ability to deliver scalable, reliable electrolysers for industrial applications,” said Jose Luis Crespo, president and chief revenue officer of Plug Power.
“Through trusted partnerships and government-backed initiatives like HAR1, we’re accelerating the adoption of green hydrogen to help major manufacturers achieve their decarbonisation goals.”
The company noted in a press release that Europe is one of Plug Power’s “most strategic growth markets”, with multi-gigawatt projects in Spain, the UK and elsewhere on the continent in its pipeline.
Plug Power has also signed agreements to supply up to 2GW of electrolysers for a renewable hydrogen project in Uzbekistan and up to 3GW for a project in Australia this year, although no final investment decisions on those facilities have yet been taken.