Backed by GB\u00a32m in Thames Freeport seed funding, the project will establish a 1MW electrolysis-based facility powered by on-site solar, creating a local zero-emission fuel supply.<\/p>\n
The initiative supports wider adoption of alternative fuels and positions Tilbury as a leading UK testbed for green hydrogen production in live industrial environments. <\/p>\n
\u201cForth Ports has a track record of delivering market-leading solutions across low-carbon logistics, sustainable construction and on-site power generation as we pursue our intentionally ambitious goal of becoming a net zero carbon emissions operation by 2042,\u201d said David Webster, regional director – Tilbury, Forth Ports.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are excited to be working with the GeoPura team to deliver green hydrogen generation which represents another significant step on this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Multi-use production<\/strong><\/p>\n The ten-year agreement, with an option to extend, will see hydrogen produced for use across port operations and the Thames Estuary, supporting logistics, heavy industry and infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n Tilbury\u2019s facility underpins GeoPura\u2019s contract to supply 25,000 tonnes of hydrogen to the Lower Thames Crossing, helping replace more than 12 million litres of diesel and enabling carbon-neutral construction ambitions.<\/p>\n For Forth Ports, the project aligns with its target of achieving net zero operations by 2042, addressing emissions from cargo handling equipment, HGVs and other non-road mobile machinery.<\/p>\n Tilbury\u2019s high cargo throughput and diverse equipment base make it a strategic location for demonstrating scalable decarbonisation solutions.<\/p>\n Beyond emissions reduction, the scheme is expected to create skilled green jobs, strengthen the regional hydrogen supply chain and reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels.<\/p>\n As the UK advances towards 10GW of low-carbon hydrogen capacity by 2030, Tilbury offers a practical model for integrating green hydrogen production into port operations and accelerating uptake of alternative fuels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Green hydrogen production will begin at the UK Port of Tilbury this year under a GeoPura and Forth Ports agreement to decarbonise port operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[40,36,1808,39,675],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-6247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-fuels-greenport","category-projects-initiatives-greenport","tag-alternative-fuels","tag-green-hydrogen","tag-port-decarbonisation","tag-port-of-tilbury","tag-port-operations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6249,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6247\/revisions\/6249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6247"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=6247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}