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Energy Transformation Hub Killingholme

Energy Transformation Hub Killingholme

About the Energy Transformation Hub Killingholme

Uniper’s Killingholme site can play a key role in the decarbonisation of the region and contribute towards the UK's energy supply security and a net zero future.

About ETH Killingholme

Situated in the heart of the industrial Humber, Uniper’s Energy Transformation Hub Killingholme has the right expertise in the right location to deliver low-carbon energy solutions that could not only help business and industry to reduce CO2 emissions in this industrial cluster, but would be capable of responding quickly to increases in demand for electricity, contributing towards the UK's energy supply security and a net zero future. This is why this site is also one of Uniper’s Energy Transformation Hubs.

Uniper has been advancing plans for the future development of its Killingholme site, working with key local and national partners and stakeholders on initiatives that could help decarbonise the Humber region, including the potential development of a low carbon hydrogen production facility, the Humber H2ub® (Green) project, where Uniper is progressing plans to produce low carbon hydrogen. 

Alongside potential hydrogen production, the Energy Transformation Hub Killingholme is also one of the locations where Uniper is able to deliver essential grid stabilising services to the National Energy System Operator for Great Britain (NESO), without the need to combust fuel to generate power, as well as the Killingholme Low Carbon Power project, a proposal to develop a new carbon capture power plant.

Humber H2ub® (Green)
Computer generated image showing the proposed development

Humber H2ub® (Green) project

The Humber H2ub® (Green) project is a proposed large scale, low carbon hydrogen production facility at Uniper’s Killingholme site. The project includes development of an electrolytic (green) hydrogen production facility up to 120MW and is expected to be operational later this decade. The hydrogen produced could be used to decarbonise heavy industry, transport and power throughout the Humber region.

Killingholme Low Carbon Power
Killingholme Low Carbon Power project site aerial

Killingholme Low Carbon Power project

Uniper is exploring the potential development of the Killingholme Low Carbon Power project - a new carbon capture power station in the heart of the UK’s industrial Humber region.  

Grid stability services
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Innovative grid stability services

Finding solutions to deliver grid stability services, without the need to combust fuel, is a vital piece of the puzzle to enabling more renewable generation onto the electricity system and support the UK’s transition to net zero future.  The challenge for Great Britain’s National Energy System Operator (NESO), is to keep electricity supplies at the required frequency. Up to now thermal power stations have provided inertia as a by-product of generating electricity. As we become more reliant on renewable generation, separate dedicated services are needed to help manage grid stability, because renewable generation is not connected to electricity grid in the same way to maintain a stable power system. In July 2022, custom designed, rotating grid stability technology without the needs to generate power came into operation at Uniper’s Killingholme power station site.