I-Sinopec News Network ibike ngoJuni 28 ukuthi ngemuva kokuba uNobhala Wezohwebo waseBrithani uKwasi Kwarteng evakashele e-Oslo, inkampani kawoyela negesi yaseNorway i-Equinor ithe ngoLwesibili ukuthi inyuse umgomo wayo wokukhiqizwa kwe-hydrogen e-UK waya ku-1.8 GW (GW).

I-Equinor ithe ihlela ukwengeza amandla okukhiqiza i-hydrogen aphansi angama-1.2 GW, ikakhulukazi ukuhlinzeka nge-hydrogen kaKeadby. Lesi yisitshalo sokuqala esikhulu emhlabeni esakhiwe ngokuhlanganyela yi-Equinor kanye nenkampani yaseBrithani i-SSE.

Yanezela ngokuthi, njengoba ilinde ukwesekwa uhulumeni waseBrithani, lesi sitshalo singase siqale ukusebenza ngaphambi kokuphela kweminyaka eyishumi.

Isikhulu esiphezulu se-Equinor u-Anders Opedal uthe iphrojekthi yenkampani izosiza i-UK ukufeza imigomo yayo yesimo sezulu. Ube khona emhlanganweni noKwarteng kanye noNgqongqoshe Wezolimo Namandla waseNorway uTina Bru.

U-Opedal uthe esitatimendeni: “Amaphrojekthi ethu asebenzisa i-carbon ephansi e-UK akhelwe phezu kolwazi lwethu lwezimboni futhi azodlala indima ebalulekile esikhundleni sokuhola enkabeni yemboni yase-UK.”

Umgomo we-UK ukufeza ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni okungenayo i-net ngo-2050 kanye nomthamo wokukhiqiza i-hydrogen ehlanzekile ongu-5 GW ngo-2030, futhi inikeza ukwesekwa ngezimali kwamanye amaphrojekthi okususa i-carbonization.

I-Equinor ihlele ukwakha isitshalo esingu-0.6 GW enyakatho-mpumalanga yeNgilandi ukuze ikhiqize i-hydrogen ebizwa ngokuthi “eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka” evela kugesi yemvelo ngenkathi ibamba ukukhishwa kwe-carbon dioxide (CO2) okuhlobene.

Le nkampani iphinde ihileleke kuphrojekthi yokuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda yokuthutha kanye nokugcina i-carbon dioxide esifundeni.

Ukukhiqizwa kwe-hydrogen emanzini ngokusebenzisa ugesi ovuselelekayo noma ukubanjwa nokugcinwa kwe-carbon ehlanganisiwe (CCS) ukukhiqiza i-hydrogen kusuka kugesi yemvelo kubhekwa njengokubalulekile ekususweni kwe-carbon ezimbonini ezifana nensimbi namakhemikhali.

Namuhla, iningi le-hydrogen likhiqizwa ngegesi yemvelo, kanti ikhabhoni dioxide ehlobene nayo ikhishwa emoyeni.