Another trial project on hydrogen fuel technology given agreement-in-principle by Inter-departmental Working Group on Using Hydrogen as Fuel

A spokesman for the Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB) said today (August 27) that the Inter-departmental Working Group on Using Hydrogen as Fuel has given an agreement-in-principle to another application of a trial project on hydrogen fuel technology. The said project concerns an application submitted by the Castle Peak Power Company Limited, which involves the installation of new hydrogen associated facilities and the modification of an existing combined cycle gas turbine unit at the Black Point Power Station to enable on-site blending of hydrogen with natural gas for electricity generation. At present, the targeted hydrogen blending ratio of the project is up to 5 per cent. The spokesperson for the EEB stated, "The Working Group has promptly initiated the examination process upon receipt of detailed information regarding the trial project. Following the applicants' enhancement of the designs and technical details according to feedback from government departments to ensure that the trial project can be carried out smoothly and safely, the Working Group gave an agreement-in-principle to the application yesterday (August 26)." To date, the Working Group has given an agreement-in-