The Meld Energy Green Hydrogen Hub at Saltend Chemicals Park, Hull will bring more than £200m of investment to Humber Freeport, boosting the local economy, creating jobs and reducing carbon emissions at the Park by 20%.
Subject to financing and permitting, we are targeting 2028/29 for the Saltend Green Hydrogen Hub to enter commercial operation.
If built today, the 100MW electrolytic facility would be one of the largest green hydrogen production sites in the country.
It will use the region’s abundant onshore and offshore renewable electricity to electrolyse water into hydrogen and oxygen, producing 13,400 tonnes of hydrogen per year. By replacing natural gas currently used on site, the plant will reduce carbon emissions by over 120,000 tonnes each year.
This large-scale development will make a meaningful contribution to the UK’s green hydrogen target and to the decarbonisation of the Humber, the country’s most industrialised region. Our project is a main element of the Humber Energy Board’s vision for a low-carbon economy in the Humber region.
Longer term, the aim is to at least double hydrogen production to enable further decarbonisation of the site. Not only will this protect existing jobs at Saltend Chemicals Park, it will also attract business and enable the local economy to grow without increasing carbon emissions.
We will supply clean hydrogen to the occupiers of Saltend Chemicals Park, and future expansion plans would see our hydrogen used as an ingredient for derivatives like green ammonia and clean fuels such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The project secured outline planning consent in June 2024.
Further information can be found here.
