HyNet (Offshore) - Hydrogen and CCS

HyNet是英国最先进、低风险、高性价比的全链氢和CCUS工业脱碳项目之一，可在2030年前将英国西北部打造成全球首个低碳产业集群。电力脱碳取得重大进展。然而，在“难以到达”的经济部门（包括工业、热力和重型运输）的脱碳方面进展甚微。西北部是英国最大和最能源密集的工业集群之一，包括威尔士东北部、柴郡、沃灵顿、利物浦城市地区和大曼彻斯特的部分地区。它是400万人的家园，每年产生600万吨二氧化碳的工业排放量。HyNet于2016年构思，目标是将整个工业集群脱碳到净零，直接与工业集群的使命保持一致。虽然工业脱碳是锚，但该项目为全面的区域氢经济建立了基础设施骨干，并利用机会将艾尔角和利物浦湾海上的现有石油和天然气设施重新用于未来的CCUS服务。在枯竭的和众所周知的气田提供二氧化碳储存。HyNet集中在埃尔斯米尔港和朗科恩之间的工业综合体。将在Stanlow炼油厂建造大量低碳制氢设施，为各种用途提供氢气。一个专用网络将把氢气从生产点运输到需求点和储氢资产。HyNet CCUS网络将提供基础设施，用于运输和储存制氢过程中产生的副产品CO2以及来自英国一些最大工业排放源的CO2，包括位于该集群的Stanlow炼油厂、因斯化肥厂和Padeswood水泥厂。HyNet的创新和独特之处在于：* 提供全链条的氢能项目，包括生产、分销和储存，使工业脱碳，并为跨部门脱碳提供基础设施;* 重新利用利物浦湾现有的石油和天然气资产进行二氧化碳运输和储存，以最大限度地降低项目成本和风险。经过迄今为止的广泛开发，本赠款基金提案中描述的活动将允许HyNet进入工程和同意活动的开发计划，该计划将根据适当的商业模式和商业协议交付最终投资决策（FID）就绪项目。

HyNet is one of the most advanced, low risk and cost-effective full chain hydrogen and CCUS industrial decarbonisation projects in the UK, which can transform the North West of the UK into the world's first low carbon industrial cluster by 2030\.The UK has passed legislation to deliver Net Zero emissions by 2050\. Significant progress has been made in the decarbonisation of power. However, little progress has been made in the decarbonisation of the 'hard to reach' sectors of the economy including industry, heat and heavy transport.The North West is one of the largest and most energy intensive industrial clusters in the UK, encompassing parts of North East Wales, Cheshire, Warrington, Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester. It is home to 4 million people and generates annual industrial emissions of 6 million tonnes of CO2\.HyNet was conceived in 2016 with the objective of decarbonising the entire industrial cluster to Net Zero, directly aligning with the Industrial Clusters Mission. While industrial decarbonisation is the anchor, the project builds the infrastructure backbone for a full regional hydrogen economy, and leverages the opportunity to repurpose for future CCUS service the existing oil and gas facilities at Point of Ayr and offshore in Liverpool Bay. CO2 storage is provided in depleted and well known gas fields.HyNet is centred in the industrial complex between Ellesmere Port and Runcorn. Bulk low carbon hydrogen production facilities will be constructed at Stanlow Refinery, providing hydrogen for various uses. A dedicated network will transport hydrogen from production to demand points and hydrogen storage assets. The HyNet CCUS network will provide the infrastructure to transport and store the CO2 produced as a by-product of the hydrogen production process and CO2 from a number of the UK's largest industrial emitters, including Stanlow Refinery, Ince Fertiliser plant and Padeswood Cement plant located in this cluster.HyNet is innovative and unique in that it:* Delivers a full-chain hydrogen project, including production, distribution and storage, to decarbonise industry and to provide an infrastructure for cross-sectoral decarbonisation;* Repurposes existing oil and gas assets in Liverpool Bay for CO2 transport and storage to minimise project cost and risk.Following extensive development to date, the activities described in this grant fund proposal will allow HyNet to enter a development programme of engineering and consenting activities which will deliver a Final Investment Decision (FID) ready project, subject to appropriate business models and commercial agreements.