據能源經濟6月28日消息稱，在英國商務大臣Kwasi Kwarteng訪問奧斯陸后，挪威石油和天然氣公司Equinor周二表示，已將其在英國的氫氣生產目標提高到1.8 吉瓦 (GW)。

　　Equinor 表示，計劃新增 1.2 GW 低碳制氫產能，主要供應Keadby hydrogen，這是Equinor與英國公用事業公司SSE聯合開發的世界上第一個大型100%氫氣發電廠。

　　它補充說，在等待英國政府的支持下，該工廠可能會在本十年結束前開始運營。

　　Equinor首席執行官Anders Opedal表示，該公司的項目將幫助英國實現其氣候目標。他與Kwarteng和挪威石油和能源大臣Tina Bru參加了會議。

　　Opedal 在一份聲明中說：“我們在英國的低碳項目建立在我們自己的工業經驗之上，并將在英國工業中心地帶的領先地位中發揮重要作用。”

　　英國的目標是到2050年實現凈零碳排放，到2030年實現5 吉瓦的清潔氫產能，并正在為一些脫碳項目提供資金支持。

　　Equinor已經計劃在英格蘭東北部建立一個0.6 GW的工廠，從天然氣中生產所謂的“藍色”氫，同時捕獲相關的二氧化碳(CO2)排放。

　　該公司還參與了一個在該地區發展二氧化碳運輸和儲存基礎設施的項目。

　　通過使用可再生電力從水中生產氫或結合碳捕獲和儲存 (CCS) 的方式從天然氣中生產氫氣的方式，被認為對鋼鐵和化學品等行業的脫碳至關重要。

　　如今，大部分氫氣是由天然氣生產的，而相關的二氧化碳則被排放到大氣中。

　　朱佳妮 摘譯自 能源經濟

　　原文如下：

　　Norway's Equinor aims to triple UK hydrogen production capacity

　　Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor said on Tuesday it had raised its hydrogen production goal in the United Kingdom to 1.8 gigawatts (GW), following a visit of Britain's Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to Oslo.

　　Equinor said it planned to add 1.2 GW of low-carbon hydrogen production capacity mainly to supply Keadby Hydrogen, the world's first major 100% hydrogen-fired power plant it is developing jointly with British utility SSE.

　　Pending support from the British government, the plant could start operations before the end of the decade, it added.

　　Equinor's Chief Executive Anders Opedal, who took part in a meeting with Kwarteng and Norway's Oil and Energy Minister Tina Bru, said its projects would help the UK achieve its climate goals.

　　"Our low-carbon projects in the UK build on our own industrial experience and will play a major role in setting the UK's industrial heartlands in a leading position," Opedal said in a statement.

　　Britain has a target to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and 5 GW of clean hydrogen capacity by 2030, and is providing financial support to a number of decarbonisation projects.

　　Equinor is already planning to build a 0.6 GW capacity plant in north-eastern England to produce so-called "blue" hydrogen from natural gas, while capturing associated carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

　　It is also involved in a project to develop CO2 transport and storage infrastructure in the region.

　　Clean hydrogen, produced from water by using renewable electricity or from natural gas in combination with carbon capture and storage (CCS), is seen vital to decarbonise industries such as steel and chemicals.

　　Today most hydrogen is produced from natural gas, while associated CO2 emissions are released into the atmosphere.