EET Hydrogen

What EET Hydrogen does

EET Hydrogen is a UK-based private developer of large-scale low carbon hydrogen production infrastructure, operating from the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The company is developing a portfolio of three production assets — HPP1 (350MW, CCUS-enabled blue hydrogen using Johnson Matthey LCH™ technology, targeting 2027), HPP2 (1,000MW, CCUS-enabled blue hydrogen using KBR technology, targeting 2028), and Gowy Green Hydrogen (40MWe electrolytic green hydrogen in partnership with SSE, targeting 2028) — with a stated ambition of 4GW of capacity by 2030, equivalent to roughly 40% of the UK Government's 10GW national hydrogen target.

The company's technology stack combines blue hydrogen production via Steam Methane Reforming / Autothermal Reforming with carbon capture and storage at 97-99% CO2 capture rates, alongside green hydrogen via water electrolysis. CO2 captured from blue hydrogen production is transported via dedicated pipelines and permanently stored in the Liverpool Bay depleted gas field operated by Eni, while hydrogen is distributed through Cadent Gas's planned multi-user hydrogen pipeline network and stored in salt caverns at Northwich. The assets sit at the heart of the HyNet cluster, one of two initial UK Government Track-1 designated industrial decarbonisation clusters.

EET's business model is a B2B enterprise hydrogen supply model under bespoke long-term offtake agreements. Hydrogen is priced at natural gas parity to industrial customers, with the gap to production cost covered by a UK Government Contract for Difference (CfD) subsidy, ensuring customer cost-competitiveness versus fossil fuels. The company has signed over 30 MoUs across 10 sectors — including refining (Essar Oil UK), chemicals (Tata Chemicals Europe, Ingevity, Solvay), glass (NSG Pilkington, Encirc), power (ESB Carrington), paper (Saica), and SAF (Fulcrum BioEnergy) — with total committed demand of approximately 29 TWh/year. Ownership is 90% Essar Oil UK and 10% Progressive Energy, with EET positioned as a standalone pillar within the Essar Energy Transition portfolio.

Name

EET Hydrogen

Legal name

EET Hydrogen Limited

Website

https://eethydrogen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EET Hydrogen is a UK private developer of large-scale low carbon hydrogen production at Stanlow, Cheshire. It sells CCUS-enabled blue hydrogen and electrolytic green hydrogen to industrial offtakers across the North West under long-term contracts backed by a UK Government Contract for Difference.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Low Carbon Hydrogen Production

NAICS

Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512), Industrial Gas Manufacturing (325120), Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Hydrogen (Industrial & Mobility) (IMAEACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hydrogen & Derivative Fuels for Industry (H₂, Ammonia, Methanol) (EUABAJAC), Hydrogen Energy Storage & Power-to-X Equipment (electrolyzers, storage, fuel cell systems) (IMAGAHAM)

Keywords

• Low carbon hydrogen production
• Blue hydrogen CCS
• Green hydrogen electrolysis
• Industrial decarbonisation
• Hydrogen offtake supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Ellesmere Port

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Low Carbon Hydrogen Sales: EET Hydrogen sells low carbon hydrogen to industrial customers under long-term offtake agreements. The hydrogen is priced at a floor equivalent to the natural gas price (counterfactual fuel price), with the difference covered by a UK Government Contract for Difference (CfD) subsidy. This mechanism ensures hydrogen producers are compensated for production costs exceeding the selling price, enabling industrial customers to access low carbon hydrogen at a cost competitive with fossil fuels. Revenue is generated through volume-based hydrogen sales to anchor customers and regional industrial businesses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EET Hydrogen develops and operates large-scale low carbon hydrogen production facilities at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port, UK, supplying low carbon hydrogen to industrial customers in hard-to-abate sectors. Its portfolio includes HPP1 (350MW blue hydrogen with CCUS), HPP2 (1,000MW blue hydrogen with CCUS), and Gowy Green Hydrogen (40MWe electrolytic green hydrogen), sold under long-term offtake agreements with industrial manufacturers across chemicals, glass, refining, power generation, paper, and sustainable aviation fuels.

Product overview

EET Hydrogen operates the UK's first large-scale low carbon hydrogen production hub at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port, consisting of three production facilities. HPP1 (350MW) and HPP2 (1,000MW) are CCUS-enabled (blue) hydrogen plants utilizing Johnson Matthey and KBR technologies respectively, producing hydrogen from natural gas with carbon capture. Gowy Green Hydrogen (40MWe) is an electrolytic (green) hydrogen facility developed in partnership with SSE. Combined, these facilities aim to deliver up to 4GW of low carbon hydrogen by 2030, serving industrial customers across the North West for decarbonization through fuel switching.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HPP1 (Hydrogen Production Plant 1) 350MW CCUS-enabled blue hydrogen production plant at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex using Johnson Matthey LCH technology, capturing approximately 600,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum. It supplies low carbon hydrogen to enterprise industrial customers under long-term offtake agreements for fuel switching in hard-to-abate sectors. Expected production start 2027.
• HPP2 (Hydrogen Production Plant 2) 1,000MW CCUS-enabled blue hydrogen production plant at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex using KBR proprietary hydrogen technology, capturing approximately 1.9 million tonnes of CO2 per annum. It is expected to be the largest low carbon hydrogen plant in the UK and one of the largest in the world using KBR's technology. Expected production start 2028.
• Gowy Green Hydrogen (GGH) 40MWe electrolytic green hydrogen production facility at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, developed in partnership with SSE. It produces green hydrogen from electricity and water for supply to industrial offtakers within the HyNet cluster. Targeting operations in 2028.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,000MW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 (40% of UK Government's 10GW national target)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• ENI (Eni SpA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2025ENI is the CO2 storage operator for the HyNet cluster, responsible for transporting and permanently storing captured CO2 from EET Hydrogen's plants and other HyNet emitters offshore in the Liverpool Bay depleted gas field. ENI reached financial close on the core CO2 transport and storage infrastructure in April 2025, enabling construction of the HyNet CCS infrastructure. This infrastructure is essential for HPP1's operations.
• ENKAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2025EET Hydrogen signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with ENKA for the construction of HPP1 at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex. ENKA is a global engineering and construction firm headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, ranked among Turkey's most valuable brands. ENKA is known in the UK for constructing Hinkley Point Power Plant in Somerset and the Shotton Mill Paper Mill Factory in Flintshire. This is the primary construction contract for the UK's leading large-scale low carbon hydrogen production plant.
• SSE (SSE Thermal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2024SSE and EET Hydrogen are developing the Gowy Green Hydrogen project — a green (electrolytic) hydrogen production facility at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, named after the River Gowy and nearby Gowy Meadows Nature Reserve. SSE is the UK's clean energy champion, developing hydrogen projects across the value chain including production, storage, and power generation. The initial 40MWe facility will supply hydrogen to industrial offtakers, with operations targeted for 2028.
• Progressive EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Progressive Energy is the co-founder and 10% joint venture partner in EET Hydrogen (the remaining 90% is held by Essar/EOUK). Progressive Energy is the founding developer of HyNet and brings expertise in project development, hydrogen policy, and cluster sequencing. The JV was established in January 2022 as Vertex Hydrogen (now EET Hydrogen) to develop the UK's first large-scale low carbon hydrogen production hub.
• Johnson MattheycoreTechnology or IntegrationJohnson Matthey (JM) provides its proprietary Low Carbon Hydrogen (LCH™) technology for HPP1. JM's LCH technology is a modified steam methane reformation process using a Gas Heated Reformer (GHR) coupled with an Autothermal Reformer (ATR), enabling 97-99% CO2 capture rates. JM is described as a 'UK company' providing best-in-class technology. JM was part of the original FEED consortium alongside Kent.
• KBRcoreTechnology or IntegrationKBR provides proprietary hydrogen production technology for HPP2. KBR is a global engineering and technology company. The HPP2 plant, at up to 1,000MW, is expected to be the largest low carbon hydrogen plant in the UK and one of the largest in the world using KBR's technology.
• Kent (engineering firm)supportingTechnology or IntegrationKent is the engineering firm that engineered the original hydrogen production plant design. Kent's UK Low Carbon team was responsible for the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of the initial plant, working with the consortium of Essar, Progressive Energy, and Johnson Matthey.
• Cadent GassupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCadent Gas is developing the UK's first multi-user hydrogen distribution pipeline network within the HyNet cluster. Cadent is responsible for the hydrogen pipeline infrastructure that will transport hydrogen from EET Hydrogen's production plants to industrial customers across the North West. This is a critical piece of infrastructure for the hydrogen economy in the region.
• INOVYNsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerINOVYN is a chemicals company and part of the HyNet consortium. INOVYN is committed to decarbonising its operations using low carbon hydrogen from HyNet and is a partner in the broader HyNet cluster development alongside EET Hydrogen.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SSE plc: UK clean energy major partnered with EET Hydrogen on the Gowy Green Hydrogen project (40MWe electrolytic hydrogen). Direct peer in UK hydrogen production, sharing project development, infrastructure, and offtaker relationships.
• INEOS Energy: Chemicals and energy major that is part of the HyNet consortium and committed to decarbonising operations using low carbon hydrogen from the cluster. Direct co-located peer as HyNet cluster participant pursuing industrial decarbonization via hydrogen.

Emerging players

• ITM Power: UK-based electrolyzer manufacturer and green hydrogen project developer. Comparable as a UK hydrogen ecosystem participant, though focused on electrolyzer supply rather than integrated production; potential technology partner for green hydrogen expansion.

Broad incumbents

• Air Products and Chemicals: Major US-headquartered industrial gas company with significant blue hydrogen projects globally, including large-scale SMR/ATR with carbon capture. Operates comparable blue hydrogen projects (e.g., Louisiana Clean Energy Complex) and is one of the most direct large-scale blue hydrogen producers globally.
• Linde plc: World's largest industrial gases company with significant hydrogen production, including blue and green hydrogen projects globally. Comparable in producing merchant hydrogen to industrial offtakers, though Linde operates globally and across multiple gas categories beyond hydrogen.
• Air Liquide: Global industrial gas major producing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and other gases at industrial scale. Direct overlap with EET Hydrogen in hydrogen production for industrial customers, though Air Liquide serves a global footprint and broader product portfolio including gases, engineering and services.
• bp (British Petroleum): Global energy major with hydrogen production strategy including participation in HyNet cluster and proposed blue/green hydrogen projects. Comparable as a HyNet cluster peer pursuing industrial-scale low carbon hydrogen production at UK sites.
• Equinor: Norwegian energy major developing H2H Saltend, one of the other UK Track-1 low carbon hydrogen projects selected by UK Government. Most directly comparable to EET Hydrogen in terms of UK blue hydrogen project scale, regulatory positioning, and industrial customer offtake model.

Others

• Cadent Gas: UK gas distribution network operator developing the UK's first multi-user hydrogen distribution pipeline network within the HyNet cluster. Essential infrastructure partner whose pipeline network determines EET Hydrogen's ability to reach distributed industrial offtakers.
• Eni SpA: Italian energy major operating the Liverpool Bay CO2 transport and storage infrastructure underpinning the HyNet cluster. Critical enabling partner whose CCS infrastructure is essential for EET Hydrogen's blue hydrogen production economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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