MorGen Energy has awarded a contract to Kent, a leading global engineering and project delivery company at the forefront of the energy transition, to deliver Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management – EPCm services for 20MW green hydrogen plant in West Wales at Milford Haven.
This is one of the first projects in the UK to secure an electrolytic hydrogen production contract through the UK Government’s Hydrogen Production Business Model (HPBM) under the Low Carbon Contracts Company’s – LCCC Hydrogen Allocation Round 1 (HAR1). It marks a key milestone in growing low-carbon hydrogen production at home to support the UK’s Net Zero 2050 ambitions.
Kent will deliver EPCm services for 20MW green hydrogen plant covering FEED verification, detailed design – Kent as principal designer, strategic procurement and supplier support, and full construction management. Kent will also be responsible for the integration of ITM’s Poseidon modular electrolysers and other major equipment packages. Trafigura’s subsidiary MorGen Energy has selected Kent following a competitive tendering process, citing the company’s extensive hydrogen project experience and successful, integrated EPCm delivery. Kent’s global engineering and execution excellence will be brought to bear on the project, with resources from the company’s UK head office in Woking adding to the site teams in Wales.
The SVP Engineering and Consulting at Kent, Michael Collins, said, “This project demonstrates how established industrial locations can be repurposed to enable low-carbon hydrogen production at scale. Our role as an EPCm partner is to integrate technology, infrastructure, and delivery teams to ensure safe, efficient execution. Milford Haven has the infrastructure, industrial demand, and strategic positioning to support hydrogen growth, and we are pleased to be supporting MorGen Energy in progressing one of the UK’s early HAR1 projects into delivery.”
The project will be located within the Celtic Freeport area, on the site of the existing oil terminal operated by Puma Energy Ltd., and will generate up to 1,865 tonnes per year of green hydrogen using 2 x 10 MW ITM PEM electrolysers. The plant’s hydrogen will be exported by truck in pressurized containers and by a short 4 km low-pressure pipeline to the South Hook LNG terminal. The plant will utilize existing infrastructure, including storage tanks, pipeline systems connecting storage and jetty facilities and road and rail loading facilities.
Kent’s work on this transformational project shows our commitment to being a trusted partner in providing cutting-edge solutions across the energy spectrum. The project supports Kent’s commitment to a cleaner, greener future by supporting local projects and enabling sustainable energy applications.