Assess the legacy
Characterise coal spoil and industrial residues, including contaminants, recoverable content and environmental risks.
A NEW INDUSTRIAL FUTURE
Yesterday’s resources.
Tomorrow’s resilience.
Turning waste and legacy coal residues into a new source of energy, advanced materials and opportunity for Britain.
SWANSEA, SOUTH WALES / FLAGSHIP IN DEVELOPMENTConcept visualisation
59,400t
Waste processed per year
1,800t
Hydrogen produced per year
5,400t
Carbon black produced per year
27acres
A strategic site with rail access
Planned annual capacity at steady-state operation. Waste throughput combines anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis.
01 / THE OPPORTUNITY
Unlocking value.
Restoring possibility.
Britain’s industrial past can help power its future.
H2D2O is developing an integrated hydrogen and carbon hub in Swansea. Our ambition connects three needs: recovering useful resources, strengthening domestic energy supply and producing the materials industry needs next.
Starting in South Wales, we are creating a model for a wider UK network of sites.
02 / COAL WASTE TO NEW VALUE
A new chapter
for Britain’s
coal landscapes.
Recover the resource. Support remediation. Give landscapes a future.
Disused mines and coal tips have left a lasting legacy across the UK. We are developing a route to bring suitable coal residues to Swansea by rail, recover their useful carbon content and support the restoration of affected land.
The ambition is national: work with landowners and remediation partners to remove suitable waste from former mining areas, including some of Britain’s most valued landscapes, while creating useful industrial products.
Discuss a remediation or feedstock partnershipConnect by rail
Develop bulk logistics from suitable UK source sites to the railhead within the Swansea plot.
Recover & restore
Process qualified material and manage remaining residues, helping remediation partners return land to productive or environmental use.
Coal residue acceptance depends on testing, process suitability, permits and supply agreements. Contaminated materials and any remaining hazardous residues require appropriate treatment and controlled disposal. The 59,400-tonne total is the planned combined waste throughput, not a dedicated coal-waste allocation.
03 / THE INTEGRATED HUB
Three technologies.
One connected system.
Each process has a distinct role. Together, they create a phased route from underused resources to useful gas, hydrogen and carbon.
GAS TO HYDROGEN & SOLID CARBON
A different route
to hydrogen.
Methane plasmalysis splits methane into hydrogen and solid carbon. Phase 1 establishes this production platform; later phases introduce biomethane and integrate the wider circular system.
The unit receives gas, rather than solid waste. Carbon intensity depends on gas sourcing, electricity and the complete process.
ANNUAL INPUT100,800 MWh gas
25,200 MWh electricity
PLANNED ANNUAL OUTPUT1,800 tonnes hydrogen
5,400 tonnes carbon black
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
Engineering you can see.
Modular equipment and industrial reference installations provide a tangible foundation for the planned Swansea plasmalysis unit.
Industrial equipment pictured. Swansea’s configuration and performance remain subject to project engineering and supplier agreements.
04 / ENERGY & MATERIALS
More useful outputs.
More resilient industry.
Hydrogen
A planned domestic source for industrial and mobility users, with local, rail and potential future pipeline routes to market.
1,800 tonnes / yearCarbon materials
Solid carbon black for industrial applications, with higher-value carbon, graphite and graphene pathways subject to processing and product qualification.
5,400 tonnes carbon black / yearUseful energy
Gas and energy streams support the integrated plant and potential industrial demand. Internal use and export will depend on the final design.
Pyrolysis energy*115.7 GWh/year
AD gas energy*71.1 GWh/year
*Model-implied annual outputs: pyrolysis 115,707.4 MWh; AD gas 71,122.35 MWh. These are process energy estimates, not net electricity exports. Internal transfers and consumption mean the figures should not be added to hydrogen output as independent net production.
Domestic resources.
Dependable industrial possibilities.
Local production, multiple input routes and the planned substitution of biomethane for grid gas can reduce exposure to imported supply chains. Hydrogen, recovered energy and carbon products give industrial partners more ways to source essential inputs closer to home.
05 / THE SWANSEA ADVANTAGE
The right connections.
In one place.
A 27-acre brownfield site at Swansea Burrows, bringing together rail access, road connectivity and proximity to an established industrial region.
A national catchment
The Docks rail line runs into the plot and terminates within it, creating the opportunity for bulk incoming feedstock and containerised product distribution.
Connected to industry
Fabian Way access and proximity to Swansea Docks place the site within the region’s industrial and logistics network.
Industrial land, renewed
A brownfield setting alongside the Tennant Canal, close to industrial users, engineering skills and Swansea’s university ecosystem.
FUTURE HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE
HyLine Cymru
The proposed hydrogen pipeline is expected to pass through the site, according to H2D2O’s current site information. A future connection could create another route to industrial customers across South Wales.
Proposed route and connection opportunity; subject to final alignment, delivery, connection terms and commercial access.
Explore the HyLine Cymru proposalPembrokeSwansea
Potential connectionPort Talbot
Potential connectionPort Talbot
ILLUSTRATIVE CORRIDOR · PROPOSED
06 / THE UK DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
Built in Swansea.
Ambition across Britain.
One flagship. Seven further UK opportunities. A repeatable approach shaped around local resources, infrastructure and industrial demand.
+7
Further UK sites
In the development pipeline
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Individual locations and milestones will be announced as projects progress.
Establish production
Methane plasmalysis for hydrogen and solid carbon.
Introduce biomethane
Anaerobic digestion adds a renewable gas pathway.
Connect the circular hub
Integrate pyrolysis, waste processing and carbon upgrading.
07 / BUILD WITH US
Be part of the
next industrial chapter.
FEEDSTOCK & REMEDIATIONPut resources
Plan your
Help shape
Put resources
to work.
For landowners, coal-tip remediation teams and suppliers of suitable waste or organic materials.
Discuss a supply partnershipENERGY & MATERIAL BUYERSPlan your
future supply.
For industrial users exploring hydrogen, useful energy and qualified carbon products.
Discuss your requirementsSTRATEGIC PARTNERSHelp shape
the network.
For government, infrastructure, engineering and research partners supporting delivery.
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