UK Hynet project timing hinges on CfD sign-off

Developers need government-backed support mechanism fully in place before end of year to achieve construction timetable

The developers of a proposed 1GW/yr blue hydrogen production facility at the Stanlow manufacturing complex in northwest England have warned of potential delays to the project unless a government-backed support scheme is fully signed off by the end of this year. The project, which forms the central element of the Hynet North West low-carbon cluster, is being developed by oil and gas firm Essar and technology company Progressive Energy under a joint venture called Vertex Hydrogen. Hynet has been selected by the government as one of two first-round low-carbon clusters to receive state support. The construction schedule for the blue hydrogen project envisages FID by the end of this year, with fi