Carlton Power is set to supply green hydrogen to mining and materials companies Imerys and Sibelco in the South West of the UK.
The green hydrogen will be produced at Carlton’s Langage Green Hydrogen project, located eight miles east of Plymouth, Devon, and supplied to the companies which have clay mining operations within five miles of the hub. The green hydrogen will be supplied via pipelines.
The Langage hub was shortlisted last month to receive finding via the UK Government’s Hydrogen Business Model (HBM)/Net Zero Hydrogen Fund process, which is worth up to £240 million. Other Carlton sites also were shortlisted at Trafford in Greater Manchester and Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria.
Carlton’s 10MW hydrogen hub project at Langage is dubbed the “first of its kind” in the South West of England, the firm said, and is earmarked to enter operation in 2025. Carlton is aiming to begin onsite construction before the end of the year, subject to a financial investment decision.
“We are delighted that Sibelco and Imerys, both major mining companies with operations across Devon and Cornwall, will work with Carlton Power to enable Langage to supply green hydrogen to their operation,” said Eric Adams, hydrogen projects director at Carlton Power.
“Their move gives a strong and positive signal to other high-energy users in the West Country to make the switch. Following the development of our initial 10MW project at Langage, we hope to increase its capacity to allow more companies – in industry, manufacturing and transport – to decarbonise their operations.”
Ben Uphill, director operations at Sibelco added: “The hydrogen scheme at Langage fits well with our drive to use greener fuel alternatives. With our site only a few kilometres away from the proposed hydrogen production facility it seems an ideal concept to be involved with, and it’s good to hear greener energy being produced locally, securing energy supply. China Clay has been mined in the area for hundreds of years, and Sibelco plan to be in the area for many years to come.”
Mollie McCorkingdale, market analyst at Solar Media, recently said at Solar Media’s Green Hydrogen Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, that in 2022 the UK’s green hydrogen pipeline had grown to 1.8GW across 72 sites. Alongside this, it was claimed that the UK is well positioned to be a leader in low-carbon hydrogen production.
