Carlton Power Agrees Partnership With Superglass in Green Hydrogen Project
Superglass has entered into a strategic partnership with Carlton Power to supply it with green hydrogen for its manufacturing facility at Stirling, Scotland. The partnership agreement will support the development of a proposed Stirling Green Hydrogen scheme and reduce the glass mineral wool insulation manufacturer’s reliance on natural gas.
Secured demand for hydrogen at Stirling will underpin the initial development of a 10MW electrolyser using electricity that is generated from sources of renewable energy, primarily wind and solar. It would be located at Polmaise, close to the Superglass plant.
Eric Adams, Hydrogen Projects Director at Carlton Power, said: “We’re delighted to be working with Superglass to bring forward our Stirling Green Hydrogen hub; it will help Superglass achieve its sustainability goals and support Scotland’s decarbonisation strategy. It is critical that projects such as this are brought forward to support investment by local companies in their operations that can reduce their carbon emissions.”
Theresa McLean, Chief Executive of Superglass, said: “Carlton Power’s experience in hydrogen and wider energy project development in the UK is first-class, and so we are very pleased to be working with them to develop the Stirling scheme."
“Superglass’s operations are already very energy efficient – our glass wool insulation is made from up to 84% recycled glass and is estimated to save around 300 times the amount of energy used to manufacture it – but we know that we must do more."
“We need to make the transition from fossil-based fuels to hydrogen in order to cut our carbon emissions. The Stirling Green Hydrogen scheme will be an important step forward for not only our company, but the community in which we operate.”
