Hazer Group to Supply Clean Hydrogen Production Facility for UK Energy Storage Hub Project

Perth-based Hazer Group (ASX: HZR) will work with UK-based EnergyPathways to assess the potential integration of its licenced hydrogen production facility into the Marram energy storage hub (MESH) project in north-west England.

The companies have agreed to negotiate a definitive binding agreement to complete concept engineering studies for the integration of the facility, which will have an indicative hydrogen production capacity of 20,000 tonnes per annum.

It will utilise feedstock from MESH to produce, store and distribute hydrogen, ammonia and graphite with a view to providing the UK with a secure supply of affordable, low-carbon energy and products.

Broader Scoping Phase

The engineering studies will form part of a broader scoping phase to determine the preferred technical design, after which the project will advance to front-end engineering and design.

EnergyPathways is developing the strategic MESH infrastructure project for connection to the UK’s national electricity grid, national gas grid, and the Project Union hydrogen gas grid to provide a secure and flexible supply of low-carbon, low-cost energy.

The company has partnerships with regulators, energy consumers, suppliers and market participants and has received support from the UK government for methane pyrolysis as a viable clean-energy pathway to accelerate the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors and the reduction of indirect emissions.

Licence Exclusivity

Hazer chief executive officer Glenn Corrie said the company was keen to work with EnergyPathways, to which it has granted 12 months of limited exclusivity in the UK.

“We are delighted to be working with the experienced team at EnergyPathways to integrate our technology into the strategic MESH infrastructure project,” he said.

“We welcome the pragmatic approach from the UK government that recognises and supports various pathways to achieve the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors, with the inclusion of technology solutions such as ours.”

He said the collaboration reflected the growing global momentum behind methane pyrolysis as a scalable clean hydrogen pathway and highlighted Hazer’s role in supporting industrial decarbonisation in the UK and internationally.

Energy Hub

EnergyPathways chief executive officer Ben Clube looked forward to advancing MESH as a flagship energy hub initiative, which aligns with the UK’s broader net-zero ambition to reduce industrial emissions.

“Hazer is developing a large-scale clean hydrogen production facility that will bolt onto our MESH project and enable us to deliver what we believe will be lowest-cost clean hydrogen production in the UK,” he said.

“It will also enable MESH to produce hydrogen at scale that can further decarbonise the project’s flexible and affordable low-carbon power capability.”