I was delighted to welcome the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, to Immingham this week. During her visit, the Business Secretary had the opportunity to visit Associated British Ports (ABP) Immingham, where she heard about the joint venture between ABP and Air Products to build the UK's first large-scale hydrogen production facility, the Immingham Green Energy Terminal (IGET).
Hydrogen is a fuel of the future which will help the UK decarbonise and this investment, totalling over £1billion, will put the Humber at the forefront of this sector.
Hundreds of jobs will be created in the construction phase and, once it is up and running towards the end of 2027, over 1,000 new jobs will be emerge for local people covering a wide range of skills.
As well as hydrogen, IGET will be able to handle other bulk liquids. It will connect to the Viking CCS carbon capture network, another pioneering project in the Humber. This will take CO2 from big industrial emitters in the region and store it under the North Sea in liquid form. Other emitters around the country who don’t have access to their own carbon capture storage facilities will be able to move CO2 in liquid form by vessel to the Immingham Terminal to be stored by Viking CCS.
IGET is a fantastic opportunity for the Humber and I am pelased that the Business Secretary got the chance to meet those involved to hear how it will benefit both the region and the country.
