The UK’s first green hydrogen-to-power project has received planning permission from the local council in Yorkshire—a milestone described by developers SSE Thermal and Equinor as “a huge step forward.”
Located on England’s northeast coast, the Aldbrough Hydrogen Pathfinder project will use renewable electricity sourced from the grid to power a 35MW proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser. This will produce green hydrogen, which will be stored in an on-site underground salt cavern.
The stored hydrogen will then be used to fuel a 100% hydrogen-fired open-cycle gas turbine, delivering flexible, low-carbon power to the grid during periods of low wind or solar generation, or whenever additional electricity is required.