What is Humber Zero
An industry-led project to remove over 40/MT CO2 per annum from the wider Humber by 2040, protect local jobs and support the Humber's economy.
Humber Zero is a plan to reduce carbon emissions and create a low carbon future for the Humber’s industry.
Humber Zero is a cluster of energy-intensive industries that lie 1km from the coastline on the south bank of the Humber river. Close to offshore gas storage fields and sitting along a key pipeline route identified by National Grid to connect and decarbonise other key industry in the southern Humber; it is an ideal gateway project for large-scale decarbonisation in the wider Humber region. The UK has committed to reducing carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. This can only be achieved by decarbonising existing industry effectively. Energy intensive industries account for over 20% of the Humber’s economy and 1 in 10 jobs. Humber Zero is a plan with immediate impact for reduced emissions, whilst preserving jobs in these critical industries and maintaining the Humber’s role as an industrial hub.
Our partners
Humber Zero is lead by three large-scale investment partners with internal operating experience.
Vitol
Global energy and commodities company
VPI Immingham
Combined Heat and Power plant in the southern Humber
Phillips 66
Owns and operates 25% of UK’s oil refining capacity
We are also collaborating with a broad consortium of industry leaders and engineering experts.
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Uniper
Global power generator providing CO2 transportation storage network access.
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Wood Group
Multinational energy services consultancy developing project options and strategy.
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Sheffield University and Imperial College
World-class academic hubs in engineering.
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GE
Technology provider and long-term turbine supplier to VPI Immingham.
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Equinor
Global energy services provider and key partner in offshore Hornsea One wind farm.
A plan to decarbonise critical industry
Located on the south bank of the river Humber, VPI Immingham operates 24/7 to provide steam and power critical to the neighbouring Lindsey and Humber oil refineries. These refineries represent 25% of the UK’s total oil refining capacity and are owned by P66 and Total respectively. Humber Zero will remove 8MT/C02 every year by the mid 2020s, increasing to over 40MT/CO2 per annum including the wider Humber. It will achieve this by integrating carbon capture storage, alongside green and blue hydrogen production into these existing, co-dependent industries. It will decarbonise local industry and provide hydrogen power for over 1 million local homes.
A roadmap to protect the local economy
The Humber is home to two of the UK’s six oil refineries, the second largest chemicals and process clusters, and one of only two integrated steelworks in the country. There are 55,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector in the region and 20% of the economy derives from energy intensive industry. Humber Zero is a strategy to support the Humber in a low carbon future by adapting existing industry, safeguarding jobs and creating opportunity in the forthcoming low carbon economy.
