PowerHouse Energy Group PLC (LON:PHE) has identified a site for its first commercial distributed modular gasification (DMG) system.
The company has signed a heads of terms agreement with Peel Environmental for a 25-year lease on a one-acre site conveniently located near the University of Chester’s Thornton Science Park where the PowerHouse G3-UHt research demonstrator is operating.
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The site has access to the national gas grid, the commercial electrical grid, and also benefits from excellent road and waterway access, PowerHouse said.
The terms of the lease should be finalised in the New Year, and surveying activities and initial site engineering are scheduled to commence in early 2018.
“This site is ideal in terms of its transportation access as well as relative proximity to Thornton Science Park,” said Keith Allaun, the chief executive officer of PowerHouse.
“The hydrogen economy is rapidly being embraced by automobile manufacturers, and both land-based and maritime industrial transport companies. This location allows us to deliver electricity, road-fuel quality hydrogen, and industrial syngas to clients from multiple sectors.
“Our intention is to build the world’s first DMG facility here in the northwest of England where we have enjoyed so much support from local industry, councils, and the Northwest Hydrogen Hub. Our ability to expand on this site is very attractive and will allow us to target ultimately producing over 2MW of electricity and over three tonnes of high-quality hydrogen per day,” he added.