Bacton has several critical advantages:
Existing gas connections to London, the South East of England and beyond to supply Hydrogen to potential future key demand centres • Excellent basis for Hydrogen production for both Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) enabled Hydrogen and electrolytic Hydrogen as well as access to offshore storage for CCS Enabled Hydrogen:
Access to indigenous and, later, imported natural gas for CCS enabled Hydrogen production, Existing gas processing plants that can be repurposed Availability of offshore structures and pipelines for CO2 sequestration
Electrolytic Hydrogen Access to offshore wind farm output for electrolytic Hydrogen production
Potential availability of offshore storage for Hydrogen at scale o Local engineering skills and cluster of companies servicing the oil and gas industry that can be transitioned to the Hydrogen economy
The NSTA launched the BEH area plan in June 2021. The NSTA then established five Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to undertake scoping level studies to assess the opportunity to establish a foundation on which a credible project could emerge.
This stage of the project aimed to demonstrate a value-add opportunity that can be taken forward by a consortium to deliver a Hydrogen production site and CCS value chain.
This represents an opportunity for private entities across the energy sector to invest in a strategic Hydrogen production hub including oil and gas owners, infrastructure investors, offshore wind developers, CCS project developers and the associated supply chain
