bp and BASF, a leading chemical company, have entered into a licence agreement for the use of BASF’s gas treating technology, OASE® white, at bp’s proposed blue hydrogen facility in Teesside, H2Teesside. BASF has been supporting H2Teesside since autumn 2023, and their engineering delivery package is already well advanced.
H2Teesside aims to become one of the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facilities, targeting 1.2 GW of hydrogen production by 2030, contributing over 10% to the UK Government’s hydrogen target of 10 GW by the same year. Blue hydrogen, produced from natural gas, involves capturing the generated carbon dioxide for storage.
BASF’s OASE® white technology, widely used in ammonia, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide plants worldwide, enhances energy efficiency in the blue hydrogen production process while achieving a CO2 capture rate of up to 99.99 percent. The continuous OASE gas treatment process involves adding an amine-based solvent agent to the gas stream and absorbing the CO2. The separated components are then sent for storage and re-used in the process, respectively.
Carbon capture at H2Teesside is expected to capture and store approximately two million metric tonnes of CO2 per year via the bp-led Northern Endurance partnership, facilitating carbon capture from various emitters across Teesside and the Humber.
Will Harrison-Cripps, H2Teesside asset development lead at bp, sees this agreement as a critical milestone, highlighting H2Teesside’s potential role in decarbonising industry and heavy transport in the region, thereby kickstarting the UK’s low-carbon hydrogen economy.
Glenn Langguth, head of global commercial management for BASF’s Gas Treatment business, expressed pride in collaborating with bp to reduce CO2 emissions, citing the proven efficiency of BASF’s OASE® white technology.
H2Teeside was selected in March 2023 as one of three Track-1 capture projects for UK government funding support, further solidifying its position in the UK’s carbon capture and storage landscape. Additionally, bp’s agreement with Johnson Matthey for LCH blue hydrogen technology in October 2023 further reinforces its commitment to advancing hydrogen production elements.
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