I-Sinopec News Network ibike ngo-June 28 ukuthi ngemva kokuba uNobhala Wezohwebo waseBrithani u-Kwasi Kwarteng evakashele e-Oslo, inkampani yaseNorway yamafutha negesi i-Equinor ithe ngoLwesibili ikhulise umgomo wayo wokukhiqiza i-hydrogen e-UK ku-1.8 GW (GW).

U-Equinor uthe uhlela ukwengeza i-1.2 GW yomthamo wokukhiqiza we-hydrogen ephansi, ikakhulukazi ukuhlinzeka nge-Keadby hydrogen. Lesi isikhungo sokuqala samandla e-hydrogen esikhulu emhlabeni wonke sika-100% esakhiwe ngokuhlanganyela yi-Equinor kanye nenkampani yase-British utility SSE.

Ingeze ngokuthi, ilinde ukusekelwa nguhulumeni waseBrithani, lesi sikhungo singase siqale ukusebenza ngaphambi kokuphela kweshumi leminyaka.

Isikhulu se-Equinor u-Anders Opedal uthe iphrojekthi yenkampani izosiza i-UK ukufeza izinhloso zayo zesimo sezulu. Uhambele umhlangano noKwarteng kanye noNgqongqoshe waseNorway wePetroleum and Energy uTina Bru.

U-Opedal uthe esitatimendeni: “Amaphrojekthi ethu anekhabhoni ephansi e-UK yakhelwe phezu kolwazi lwethu lwezimboni futhi azodlala indima ebalulekile esikhundleni esiphambili enhliziyweni yemboni yase-UK.”

Inhloso ye-UK ukuzuza ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni eyiziro ngo-2050 kanye no-5 GW womthamo wokukhiqiza i-hydrogen ehlanzekile ngo-2030, futhi ihlinzeka ngosekelo lwezezimali lwamaphrojekthi athile wokuqeda ikhabhoni.

U-Equinor uhlele ukwakha isitshalo esingu-0.6 GW enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-England ukuze kukhiqizwe i-hydrogen "eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka" kusuka kugesi yemvelo kuyilapho ithwebula ukukhishwa kwe-carbon dioxide (CO2) ehlobene.

Le nkampani iphinde ibambe iqhaza kuphrojekthi yokuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda yezokuthutha kanye ne-carbon dioxide esifundeni.

Ukukhiqizwa kwe-hydrogen emanzini ngokusebenzisa ugesi ovuselelekayo noma i-carbon capture and storage (CCS) ehlanganisiwe ukuze kukhiqizwe i-hydrogen egesini yemvelo kuthathwa njengokubalulekile ekukhishweni kwekhabhoni ezimbonini ezifana nensimbi namakhemikhali.

Namuhla, i-hydrogen eningi ikhiqizwa ngegesi yemvelo, futhi isikhutha esihlobene nayo sikhishelwa emkhathini.