Eni and Uniper collaborate in North Wales

Italian oil giant, Eni, and German company Uniper signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to evaluate decarbonisation initiatives in North Wales.

This collaboration will investigate the technical and commercial feasibility to work on the future low carbon project initiatives in the region.

“This is an exciting time to invest in decarbonisation technologies to make the UK a global leader in the green industrial revolution. We hope this commitment for future cooperation between Eni UK and Uniper will further complement our ongoing work with the wider HyNet North West project, placing the North West of England and North Wales at the forefront of the UK’s journey to Net Zero and helping to decarbonise many sectors of the economy from 2025 onwards,” said Phillip Hemmens, Eni’s Head of North Europe Region Management said in a statement.

“The MOU will support Uniper’s investigations into future opportunities for blue and green hydrogen production at Uniper's site, capturing any CO₂ produced as a by-product from the process. While Eni UK will use its infrastructure to transport and store the CO₂ in Liverpool Bay,” said the companies in a press release.

The companies said that Uniper’s Connah’s Quay facility is located for low carbon hydrogen production as it has a source of gas from the national transmission system and is in close proximity to the existing Eni UK pipeline infrastructure, which is being repurposed to transport CO₂ as part of the move of Eni UK into Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as part of the wider HyNet North West project.

“We look forward to working together with Eni UK to explore future hydrogen production and CCS opportunities at the site,” said Mike Lockett, Uniper UK Country Chairman and Group Chief Commercial Officer Power.