ABP proposes green energy terminal at Immingham port, hydrogen and ammonia facilities included.
A proposed green energy terminal at Immingham will represent a significant investment in the port, a council report has concluded.
ABP is seeking planning permission for it. It will include a terminal for liquid bulks with a 1.1km long jetty, ammonia storage and hydrogen production facilities. It could support more than 130 jobs directly, when operational.
The project’s scale means permission for it is not decided by the local authority. It is subject to a Development Consent Order (DCO). This requires Secretary of State approval.
North East Lincolnshire Council is an interested party and has produced a local impact report on the proposed terminal. Received by the council’s planning committee last week, the report is largely positive about the development.
The report states. Procurement for the project was launched by ABP in November:
The proposal represents a significant investment in the port, manufacturing, chemical and logistics sectors which will support the wider economic growth of the South Humber Bank.
Green ammonia from Saudi Arabia would be imported as part of liquid bulk products. The ammonia would be converted into green hydrogen using up to three hydrogen production units. The project would contribute to the UK’s target of producing net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The council’s impact report states the terminal would provide approximately 134 jobs directly, and 142 indirectly. The construction phase, however, would be even more significant. Expected to last over two years, it would support at its peak 1,112 jobs.
The council report recognises the economic benefits of the proposed development. It also asserts there would be no unacceptable impacts visually, or to drainage, neighbouring land uses, heritage, ecology and flood risk.
Despite being covered by a Tree Preservation Order, about one third of Long Strip woodland, 220 trees, would go. Other options have been assessed to enable a liquid bulk pipeline link from jetty to storage and production facilities, but this is the best option found. To mitigate, the council report indicates it is likely that 700 trees will need to be planted elsewhere.
Sites identified include along Manby Road, where the majority of the planting will take place, and a council site off Waterworks Street, Immingham. The ammonia storage tank will have infrastructure up to 65m high, and the hydrogen production facilities up to 45m high. The green energy terminal will be visible near and far, including at the nearest homes in Somerton Road and Hadleigh Road. But the council report states it would add to the existing industrial landscape.
About 200 HGV and 1,500 car or van movements are expected at peak construction. Council highways have assessed this would not have a severe impact on the road network, but will require a management plan.
A decision on the Immingham Green Energy Terminal can be expected around early 2025. The DCO is currently in the examination stage until August, and a decision must be made within six months of this ending.
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