“When you look at the region we are superbly placed for the whole hydrogen economy and decarbonisation. There could be all this excess hydrogen and you have to put it somewhere. “The great thing is how it just fits in with the whole strategy on the Humber, with H2H, a big hydrogen reformer there, all the wind farms sitting off the coast potentially producing hydrogen and the Gigastack project across the river in Lincolnshire too.
“The plan was to shut it down, which is a real shame to lose jobs, but also, Rough is the jewel in the crown of such reservoirs,” Mr McKenna said. The other 50 per cent of the field is still producing natural gas, though it is anticipated to come to an end in February 2023.Ĭentrica Storage's Rough platform. Rough’s storage element closed in 2017, with the infrastructure having survived beyond its initial design life. If we can get a regulated model from government we are prepared to go ahead and convert.” We are looking for some government support model - it doesn’t need money to go into it. It is a £1.6 billion development, no-one is going to spend £1.6 billion if there isn’t some guaranteed return. Greg McKenna, chief executive, said: “We have some grand plans for Rough, subject to government backing. Thousands could be supported in construction, with new platform, pipeline and wells required. Just 19 miles off the East Yorkshire coast, a proposal to convert the huge Rough reservoir to handle the low carbon fuel - just as it did with gas - is being explored.īosses at Centrica Storage believe government delivering the right funding mechanism for the overhaul could provide a solution for the intermittent nature of both production and demand, while creating 350 permanent jobs and protecting hundreds more.
A £1.6 billion plan to put Britain’s largest gas storage facility back to use in a new hydrogen-fuelled Net Zero era has been unveiled.
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