- Essar plans to produce large quantities of hydrogen at its Cheshire refinery in a boost to government efforts to increase uptake of the clean-burning fuel.
- In a new joint venture backed by government support, the oil refiner and Progressive Energy will invest £750m to produce hydrogen for industrial users and potentially transport, heating and power generation.
- Essar’s hydrogen will be produced using natural gas and fuel gases from the refinery – a production process that does generate carbon emissions.
Essar gives UK hydrogen production a £750m boost
