Expansion of UK energy hub a ‘significant milestone’ in clean power generation
A UK energy company has taken a step forward in its plans to deliver what it says will be the lowest-cost clean hydrogen supply in the UK, after partnering with an Australian firm specialising in hydrogen technology.
Energy transition company EnergyPathways has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hazer to use its proprietary hydrogen production technology to develop a clean hydrogen facility that will expand EnergyPathways Marram Energy Storage Hub (MESH) integrated energy storage project.
MESH is a large-scale energy storage facility set to provide a supply of natural gas and clean hydrogen as well as low-carbon, flexible power for the UK market for over 25 years.
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It is planned to electrify and integrate existing infrastructure, connecting gas storage, hydrogen storage, and compressed air storage technologies with offshore wind and decarbonised power generation to establish a new energy hub for the UK.
Ben Clube, EnergyPathways’ CEO, said: “The MOU and partnership to use Hazer technology is a significant milestone for the company’s plans to provide the UK with affordable, reliable low-carbon energy and energy products including clean ammonia and graphite.
“The company plans to develop the large-scale MESH clean hydrogen facility that will bolt onto its MESH integrated storage project, enabling the company to deliver what we think will be the lowest-cost clean hydrogen production in the UK.”
Hazer’s hydrogen production technology is globally licensed through an alliance with U.S. science, technology, and engineering company, KBR.
EnergyPathways secured Hazer’s support as well as exclusive rights to access its technology within the UK for an initial period of 12 months. Hazer and KBR formed a strategic alliance focused on the licensing and deployment of Hazer’s technology earlier in 2025.
It is reported that under the terms of the MoU, Hazer and EnergyPathways agreed to negotiate and finalise a definitive binding agreement for concept engineering studies for a Hazer licensed facility with an indicative hydrogen production capacity of 90 MW.
The scope of the studies will be jointly agreed upon by the parties and will leverage the work underway with KBR for the integration of Hazer’s technology with the production of low-carbon ammonia.
The studies are to be considered a part of a scoping phase to determine the selected technical design to proceed to detailed front-end engineering and design (FEED), EnergyPathways said, adding that after the completion of the concept engineering studies, the parties will determine whether they wish to proceed into FEED.
The planned MESH hydrogen facility is expected to use feedstocks from the MESH project and other sources in order to produce and store hydrogen for flexible clean power generation as well as ammonia for use in the UK and for export.
Glenn Corrie, Hazer’s CEO and MD, said: “We are delighted to be working with the experienced team at EnergyPathways to integrate Hazer’s technology into the strategic MESH infrastructure project to provide the UK with a secure supply of affordable, low carbon energy and products.
“We welcome the pragmatic approach from the UK Government that recognises and supports various pathways to achieve the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors, with the inclusion of technology solutions such as Hazer.”
For more information, visit www.energypathways.uk and www.hazergroup.com.