RWE, Mitsui to study green hydrogen at UK’s Port of Tilbury

RWE AG (ETR:RWE), the German energy group and a large power generator in the UK, Japanese trader Mitsui & Co (TYO:8031) and the Port of Tilbury near London, are partnering on green hydrogen to support the port’s decarbonisation, according to an announcement today.

Under a memorandum of understanding (MoU), the parties will develop a small scale "proof of concept" demonstrator project, as well as work on an initial study into a 10-MW green hydrogen plant to be located on Port of Tilbury land that previously hosted a coal-fired power station. The companies will also explore opportunities to scale up the project to above 100 MW over 10 years. The hydrogen would be used for port infrastructure and operations, as well as supplying the nearby industry.

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“As part of Thames Freeport, our MoU with RWE and Mitsui to develop a new hydrogen plant at the Port of Tilbury will help accelerate the UK’s path to a decarbonised economy and support our vision for low carbon logistics,” remarked Peter Ward, commercial director at the Port of Tilbury and Thames Freeport lead.

"This collaboration with Mitsui and the Port of Tilbury is for an innovative project combining production and industrial customer use with potential fuel switching of port equipment," commented Steve Boughton, director hydrogen development at RWE, which aims to develop 2 GW of hydrogen capacity by 2030.