We’re working with partners and industry to identify innovative solutions to decarbonise our existing assets, and to explore ways to use our expertise, and our sites in strategic locations, to help support the transition to a low carbon energy system. As a pioneer in the field of hydrogen, we have interests in a number of hydrogen production projects in the UK.
We are also developing master plans that will enable the redevelopment and regeneration of our former power station sites, and those scheduled for closure, to give them a viable future. To find out more about our projects across the UK, please take a look at our projects listed below. If you have any questions or comments, please use the contact information provided on the relevant project website.
Wind Farm Projects in the UK
In the UK, Uniper is exploring opportunities to potentially develop renewable projects with a focus on the development of solar and onshore wind projects, which for some projects could also include the installation of battery storage facilities. Investments in these wind developments are part of Uniper’s commitment to invest approximately €8 billion into growth and transformation projects by the early 2030s and focus on the development of our ever-growing European portfolio of solar and onshore wind projects, helping deliver the company’s aim to accelerate the transition to a net zero future.
Solar Farm Projects in the UK
In the UK, Uniper is exploring opportunities to potentially develop renewable projects with a focus on the development of solar and onshore wind projects, which for some projects could also include the installation of battery storage facilities. Investments in these solar developments are part of Uniper’s commitment to invest approximately €8 billion into growth and transformation projects by the early 2030s and our focus on the development of our ever-growing European portfolio of solar and onshore wind projects, helping deliver the company’s aim to accelerate the transition to a net zero future.
Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power Project
Uniper aims to be carbon-neutral by 2040. To achieve this, we are transforming our power plants and facilities and investing in flexible, dispatchable power generating units.
We are exploring the potential development of a new gas-fired power station with carbon capture technology at our Connah’s Quay site which would be capable of providing up to a maximum of 1.38GW of low carbon power to help meet the growing need for electricity, whenever it is required. The proposed new power station would be developed in two phases.
Our Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power project forms part of a long-term replacement strategy for our existing unabated power station and if realised, the new combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station could be operational by 2030.
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.
Salinae Hydrogen Storage Project
Uniper is exploring the potential development of a salt cavern hydrogen storage facility, near Warmingham in Cheshire, a few miles from Uniper’s existing gas storage facility at Holford.
Uniper is working on the Salinae Hydrogen Storage project with British Salt who own the mineral rights and whose existing operations are on the site.
Humber H2ub® Hydrogen Project
The Humber H2ub® project is a proposed large scale, low carbon hydrogen production facility at Uniper’s Killingholme site. The project includes a green hydrogen project up to 120MW (Humber H2ub® (Green) project) 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.
Delivering dedicated grid stability services at our UK power station sites
We are investing in new markets, such as providing dedicated grid stability services to the British electricity system operator National Grid ESO at our facilities in Killingholme, Lincolnshire and Grain, Kent. This follows us being awarded four six-year contracts by National Grid ESO in 2020, to provide inertia services and voltage control to the grid under phase 1 of its Stability Pathfinder programme. Working with Siemens, Uniper has developed a custom designed solution for each of our facilities that will provide the same grid stabilising services to National Grid ESO without the need to generate power.
The synchronous condenser units – the technology that will deliver these services – are in the final stages of being constructed and installed at each of our sites, and are expected to be operational by early 2022. The services provided by Uniper will make an important contribution in supporting the energy transition by maintaining grid stability and security of supplies, whilst enabling more renewables to be integrated into the energy system.
MedwayOne
We’re bringing forward plans for the redevelopment and regeneration of the former Kingsnorth power station site. The new development would have the potential to accommodate a mixture of commercial, manufacturing, industrial, distribution, data centre and energy uses on the Hoo Peninsula, Medway in Kent. Once the site is fully occupied it could create over 2,000 full-time equivalent jobs and generate in the region of £48 million in economic output and activity each year. Uniper submitted an outline planning application in April 2021 to Medway Council, which sets out the general principles for the development of the site. We expect a decision on our application from Medway Council in early 2022.
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We explore innovative ways to optimize our existing assets and to support the transformation towards carbon neutrality. Here, you will find information on projects we work on and cases on projects we have finished.