AIM-listed EnergyPathways, an energy transition company, has announced a strategic engagement with Costain Group in support of the Company's planned large-scale integrated energy storage and decarbonisation project, MESH.
Under the terms of the engagement, Costain will undertake a comparative assessment exercise to identify the optimal solution from the various onshore facilities location options identified for the MESH project. The planned MESH onshore facilities will comprise integrated equipment and facilities that support large-scale natural gas storage and production, compressed air Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES), hydrogen storage, clean hydrogen production, clean ammonia and graphite production and flexible clean power generation.
Costain is a leading Tier 1 infrastructure company that is involved in the engineering and construction of critical projects in the transportation, water, energy and defence markets.
EnergyPathways' MESH project aims to provide low to zero-carbon dispatchable electricity capacity to the grid, low emission gas supply to safeguard the UK's energy security and flexibility and clean hydrogen production to decarbonise energy supply.
The comparative assessment will involve a rigorous process of evaluating each of the onshore location options, with a primary focus on assessing the impact of reusing existing infrastructure versus new/greenfield options and connection to both National Gas, electrical distribution networks, port facilities and offshore gas pipelines.
Costain's engagement provides the MESH project with access to highly experienced personnel who have extensive local knowledge of the various locations, challenges, infrastructure and communities and stakeholders within the North-West of England as well as the UK government's policy framework for energy transition. Costain also has extensive experience in the development of salt caverns within the UK, making it an ideal partner to complement EPP's already established key partnerships and alliances with Wood plc, Siemens Energy Limited, Hazer Group Ltd and KBR Inc., Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) Limited, and Zenith Energy Ltd.
Ben Clube, CEO of EnergyPathways said:
'We are delighted to have entered into this engagement with Costain, a tier 1, UK-headquartered infrastructure company with extensive engineering knowledge and experience of the North-West region. Costain's expertise will be invaluable in optimising the location for the MESH onshore facilities. Costain also brings relevant experience across several important aspects of the MESH project, including salt cavern development and in emerging technologies in the context of the UK government energy policy settings. This engagement continues the selection by EnergyPathways of world-class strategic partners with the expertise and experience to deliver a large-scale low-carbon integrated energy solution of national significance. In collaboration with our consortium of appointed Tier-1 partners, EnergyPathways' team continues to progress MESH to a 'ready-to-go' status, so that we can move swiftly to FID and deliver on the UK's energy transition ambitions and help provide affordable energy to UK homes and businesses upon award of relevant licences and permits.'
Source: EnergyPathways
