SSE Thermal & Equinor
About SSE Thermal
SSE Thermal, part of the FTSE-listed SSE plc, is a leading developer, owner and operator of electricity generation and energy storage assets.
The business has a strategy to create value for shareholders and society by developing, owning and operating low-carbon energy infrastructure in a sustainable way. Its vision is to become the leading provider of flexible thermal energy in a net-zero world, and it has set independently verified, science-based targets for carbon reduction aligned to the Paris Agreement. As part of its commitment to a net-zero future, the business has a core focus on decarbonising its operations through carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen technology.
Across the Group, SSE employs 12,000 people directly across the UK and Ireland and is proud to be a real Living Wage and Fair Tax Mark accredited company.
About Equinor
Equinor has been operating in the UK for over 35 years and is the country’s leading energy provider, supplying natural gas, oil and electricity. Headquartered in Norway, the company aims to reach net-zero emissions globally by 2050. Equinor operates one offshore oil field and three offshore wind farms in the UK and its expansion plans include Dogger Bank, the largest offshore wind farm in the world.
Equinor is also a leader in carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen, developing the H2H Saltend hydrogen production plant at the heart of the Zero Carbon Humber alliance, and partnering in the Net Zero Teesside project and the Northern Endurance Partnership to create the East Coast Cluster, which has made a bid into the BEIS Cluster Sequencing process. Equinor also has partnerships with SSE Thermal for the world’s first at-scale 100% hydrogen power station at Keadby, North Lincolnshire, and hydrogen storage at Aldbrough on the East Yorkshire coast.
Explore our projects
Together, SSE Thermal and Equinor are developing four low-carbon projects, all focused on providing vital flexibility to the energy system. In addition to Keadby 3 Carbon Capture Power Station, we are also collaborating on: