NEW DELHI : Vertex Hydrogen has announced the signing of a ‘Heads of Terms’ offtake agreement for 300plus megawatts of low carbon hydrogen with Encirc.
Encirc, part of the Vidrala Group, is a leading container glass manufacturer – responsible for approximately a third of the containers made for the UK and Republic of Ireland markets – around 3 billion each year.
Encirc has announced its plan to build a new ultra-low carbon furnace on its Cheshire site. The furnace will be fuelled by an energy mix of green electricity and low carbon hydrogen.
The hydrogen will be supplied by Vertex Hydrogen, as part of the HyNet low carbon industrial cluster. The furnace will be operational by 2027, and Encirc is aiming to be the first in the world to produce net zero glass bottles at scale by 2030.
Joe Seifert, CEO of Vertex Hydrogen said: “Glass bottles are an everyday and highly recyclable…
Vertex, Encirc sign major low carbon hydrogen supply agreement to deliver Net Zero glass
