The completion of this stage will enable EET Fuels to take final investment decision (FID) on the project – expected in 2025.
EET Fuels, the trading name of Essar Oil UK, plans to create the world’s leading low carbon process refinery, by switching to hydrogen fuel, and Wood has been appointed to coordinate final designs of the fuel system that will feed into the company’s hydrogen-ready crude distiller furnace. Wood will also re-design the core infrastructure and control systems to enable the efficient and safe combustion of hydrogen.
On track for a world first
EET Fuels’ hydrogen furnace is the first of its kind installed in any UK refinery and is capable of running on 100% hydrogen or a fuel-gas mix. Once the furnace is running on hydrogen from EET Hydrogen’s co-located production plant, it will reduce emissions at the Stanlow Refinery by 0.2 million tonnes per year.
The company is targeting the reduction of CO2 emissions at the Stanlow Refinery by 95% by 2030.
Deepak Maheshwari, CEO, EET Fuels, said: “We have groundbreaking plans for EET Fuels in the UK with the Stanlow Refinery at its heart. Hydrogen Fuel Switching is an integral part of these plans, and conducting the FEED alongside a great partner in Wood will allow us to confidently move forward to final investment decision.
“We remain on track to become the world’s first low carbon process refinery, providing security of fuel supply to the UK, as well as building and maintaining employment in the UK’s industrial heartlands.”
Martin Simmonite, Senior Vice President for UK Operations at Wood, added: “We are delighted to be working on this decarbonisation project with EET Fuels, providing critical infrastructure that is fundamental to the energy transition and UK energy security.”
Image of Stanlow refinery supplied by EET Fuels