ITM Power announced the signing of a contract with a project managed by Octopus Energy Generation to deploy its NEPTUNE V containerised green hydrogen systems at Kimberly-Clark's Northfleet manufacturing plant in Gravesend, Kent. The project will produce green hydrogen to decarbonise the paper-making process used to manufacture Andrex®? products.
The green hydrogen will power a new dual-fuel boiler system at the mill, which can operate on hydrogen or natural gas to generate the steam needed for paper manufacturing. The Northfleet system will be financed through funds managed by Octopus Energy Generation and is being developed through HYRO, Octopus's dedicated green hydrogen development vehicle, created to drive decarbonisation across hard-to-electrify, energy-intensive industries. HYRO was awarded funding under the UK Government's Hydrogen Allocation Round 1 (HAR1), and this contract with ITM further advances the project.
The facility is anticipated to be operational by the end of the calendar year 2027.
