Centrica Rough storage

[kirmingtonuser]

Centrica have given an interview to The Daily Telegraph on their plans for the conversion of the Rough Field to a hydrogen storage facility. They are awaiting clarification of the government's hydrogen policy including details of subsidy guarantees which would assist in developing hydrogen as a widely used fuel. The Rough Field methane storage facility is being closed down and could be converted to hydrogen by 2025/2026. The scheme would cost £1.6bn and employ three to four thousand people during the construction phase.
This could ensure that Centrica Rough remains on the Humberside departures board for many years.

[kirmingtonuser]

The Daily Telegraph today reports that the Government are in talks with Centrica about re-opening the Rough storage facity for natural gas storage. It would subsequently be used for storing hydrogen when it becomes a widely-used fuel in the 2030's.

[filton75]

Centrica has been awarded an initial licence to start the process of re-opening Rough for gas storage. It sounds like the current situation in Ukraine and resulting energy crisis has made it financially viable.