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opportunities in the North West region. In addition to being used as a
The region is home to leading low carbon fuel in the maritime
hydrogen and carbon capture project sector, ammonia will also be
Hynet North West, which could deliver required as a means of transporting
amongst the lowest cost CO₂ transport and storing hydrogen.
and storage infrastructure in the
UK by repurposing existing onshore Manifesto request
and offshore assets. According to a Competitive and investible hydrogen
government-funded study, the Hamilton and CCUS business models to draw
gas field in Liverpool Bay is the UK’s inward investment into the North
most suitable, safe site for CO₂. West to support decarbonisation.
A low-cost and low-risk deliverable An investment framework and stable
full chain project, HyNet North West is policy environment for hydrogen and
on track to be operational in 2025. production, distribution, storage and
fuel switching.
The HyNet North West project delivers: Support for commercial scale
Industrial decarbonisation via fuel demonstrations and beyond:
switching to clean hydrogen across a) for hydrogen use in all sectors
the entire region for a wide range of including domestic, power, industrial
key industries spanning chemicals, and transport e.g., support for
automotive, mineral products and glass. hydrogen into HGVs.
Industrial decarbonisation via b) for ammonia use in aviation and
CO₂ capture from all the major shipping including the development
regional carbon emitters (fertiliser of low carbon regional maritime and
manufacture, cement, oil refining and aviation hubs.
energy from waste). Amend the Renewable Transport
Decarbonisation of flexible power Fuel Obligation to include hydrogen
generation through switching to as a vehicle fuel and ammonia as
hydrogen. an aviation/shipping fuel, which
Decarbonisation of heat through the will provide a strong driver for
blending of hydrogen. manufacturers and fleet operators
HyNet North West will capture up to to make the necessary investment
10 million tonnes of CO₂ and deliver decisions.
£17 billion GVA for the region. It will
unlock £31 billion GVA for the UK as a ENVIRONMENTAL TAXATION
whole and create over 5,000 North West Ultimately, while we have
jobs to 2025 and many more beyond. 3 exciting long-term opportunities
associated with clean growth,
Against the UK government’s 10-Point UK energy intensive industries
Plan, Hynet North West delivers: (EIIs) need to continue to compete
80 per cent of the national target for internationally during the transition.
hydrogen production by 2030 (3.8GW According to the International Energy
of low carbon hydrogen, which is Agency, currently UK EIIs face the
sufficient to displace nearly half of second highest electricity costs in the
natural gas use across the region). world, coupled with sharply increasing
solar power and electric vehicles, the 100 per cent of the national target taxes on gas. This is particularly
North West is on a path to become a for CCS capacity by 2030 (10 million problematic for those involved in
world leader of the green industrial tonnes each year which is enough decarbonising gas to make hydrogen
revolution. This manifesto sets out a to fully decarbonise the entire and ammonia.
vision for how North West industry can industrial cluster).
play a pivotal role in reaching our 2050 A hydrogen town Manifesto request
net zero target, and pinpoints key policy Reliefs from network charges and
challenges that need to be broken down Manifesto request energy decarbonisation costs, such
to get there. I urge the government Net Zero North West wants to ensure as those being used in Germany,
to consider these proposals to help HyNet North West is selected as a Netherlands and France.
level up the North West and enable ‘Track-1’ cluster, or UK government Low carbon product standards are
our region’s industry to innovate, broadens the envelope to deliver three required to drive the uptake of low
deliver a clean growth boom and create CCS projects by 2025/6. carbon products and to ensure that
thousands of high value green jobs.” UK manufacturers are not subject to
CLEAR AND AMBITIOUS HYDROGEN AND competition from high carbon, low
CARBON CAPTURE UTILISATION & STORAGE AMMONIA STRATEGY cost imports.
(CCUS) AND HYDROGEN 2 Hydrogen, ammonia and CCUS are Remove unintended barriers
1 Early development of carbon inextricably linked. The Climate Change including reducing business rates on
capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) Committee identified a strong role for private wire solar and simplifying the
and the hydrogen economy will play a hydrogen and ammonia to meet the planning process for onshore wind on
critical role in enabling clean growth UK’s ambitious net zero trajectory. industrial sites.

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