Dorset Clean Energy Supper Cluster Presentation24 Oct 2025 11:34
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South Dorset Hydrogen Storage
Economic Benefits
Material Economic Benefits to UK and Dorset Economies
➢ £2.28 bn/year GVA during 30-60 year operational life (Quod Economic Impact report)
➢ 2,100 direct + 5,100 supply chain jobs, 135 permanent jobs in site operations
Significant National Scale Contribution to UK Energy Security
➢ Store equivalent of 14-27 days of UK electricity supply (i.e.,~4-8% of 2023 annual electricity demand)
Key Enabler for UK Hydrogen System and Decarbonisation in Southern UK
➢ Critical for extension of UK Backbone Hydrogen Pipeline ‘Project Union’ into Southern UK
➢ Direct synergy/pipeline link with proposed 1 GW green H₂ production/import at Portland Port
➢ Decarbonisation of dispatchable electricity via switch to “H2P” (e.g., Chickerell, Marchwood, Didcot et al)
➢ Supports H₂ demand/decarbonisation for:
▪ Solent Cluster SAF production at Fawley to decarbonise LHR and LGW
▪ Southampton and Portsmouth International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 2030 fuel targets