ITM Power will therefore build a 260,000 sq. ft. automated plant, with a capacity of 1.5 GW/year.
This plant will be operational by the end of 2023 to complement the existing 1 GW/year capacity at Bessemer Park.
IMT power plans low-carbon electrolysis plant
The new plant will serve as a model for the group’s first international facility, which is expected to have a capacity of 2.5 GW. A key feature of the second UK plant will be an expanded power supply.
This will enable simultaneous testing of several modules of the company’s next-generation products. The new plant is expected to cost between £50 and £55 million.
To this will be added the cost of the land (£13.3 million), construction (£16 million) and electrical installation (£25 million).
It will have to use the best of today’s low-carbon technologies.
Cooperation in hydrogen research
At COP26, Dr Cooley and Professor Petley will launch a collaboration between the company and the University of Sheffield.
At the heart of this collaboration is a funding plan for a national hydrogen research center to be approved.
This center will be located in the university’s innovation district, adjacent to the new ITM site.
The aim of the collaboration will be to develop research, innovation and skills for the hydrogen sector.
This should include several research angles:
- Research into the safe and efficient manufacture of hydrogen using renewable andnuclear energy;
- Research into product lifecycle analysis and the recycling and recovery of system components;
- research into improved manufacturing processes for hydrogen systems.
In addition, the collaboration will study the creation of new jobs at all levels in the hydrogen sector.
It will also enable continuing professional training and the promotion of hydrogen at national and international level.
