Orsted and US energy outfit Phillips 66 have temporarily halted their Gigastack green hydrogen project.
The partners cited the need to develop the supply chain to maximise the potential of the development.
Gigastack aimed to use power from Orsted’s Hornsea 2 wind farm (pictured) off the UK coast to produce green hydrogen for Phillips 66’s Humber Refinery.
“We have made a joint decision to withdraw our bid from the funding process and pause the Gigastack project,” said a spokesperson for Orsted and Phillips 66.
“We’re proud of the huge amount of work we have done to date to accelerate the deployment of green hydrogen, demonstrating both the potential to integrate with offshore wind energy, and the use of hydrogen to refuel critical national infrastructure.
“Phillips 66 Limited and Orsted believe that further project maturation together with supply chain development is required to unlock maximum potential of this world-scale electrolytic hydrogen project.
“We will continue to work with the governments of the UK, industry and stakeholders to help realise the enormous potential of green hydrogen.”