Stanlow Terminals, based in northwest England, UK, has announced a three-year plan to develop the UK’s largest biofuels storage hub.
The Stanlow Manufacturing Complex and Tranmere Terminal in the Port of Liverpool will have a capacity of 300,000 m3, and will allow customers to store, blend and distribute biofuels suitable as drop-in replacement transport fuels for the road, aviation and marine sectors.
Stanlow Terminals already provides biofuel storage capacity for its customers with dedicated supply and delivery infrastructure, and in October 2021, completed a £500,000 (€588,000) upgrade of biofuel tanks for a customer supplying E10 vehicle fuel.
The new customer-led investment will support projects such as the new Fulcrum NorthPoint facility, which will produce 100 million L of low carbon SAF annually, and initiatives for sustainable hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), including waste-based feedstock import facilities, and blending and capacity expansion for bioethanol and biomethanol.
The company is also carrying out feasibility studies for additional investments in other low-carbon energy products, such as e-fuels, bio-LPG, bio-methane, hydrogen and ammonia.
The company has said the investment is a key pillar in its strategic objective to become the UK’s largest bulk liquid storage and energy infrastructure solutions provider. It added that the renewable energy market in the UK is expanding rapidly, driven by new legislative obligations. There is growing demand from its partners and customers seeking to decarbonise operations.
Stanlow Terminals is also supporting the UK’s hydrogen economy by developing storage and distribution facilities for HyNet Northwest, an industry project seeking to provide a multi modal hydrogen and carbon dioxide transport hub.
“These key investments, and continued growth of our strategic relationships with customers, means Stanlow Terminals is firmly on track to becoming the largest sustainable storage and logistics hub in the UK. The government has set out a clear plan for decarbonising the economy and we are committed to playing our part in helping to achieve that,” said Prashant Ruia, non-executive chairman of Essar, Stanlow Terminals’ parent company.
For more information visit www.stanlowterminals.co.uk
