EET Fuels, operating in Cheshire under Essar Oil UK, is taking significant steps towards establishing a low carbon process refinery at its Stanlow site. The company has disclosed the advancement to the front-end engineering design (FEED) stage of its Hydrogen Fuel Switching project. This initiative involves using hydrogen from EET Hydrogen, a subsidiary, to fuel assets like the hydrogen-ready crude distiller furnace. Wood, a renowned engineering firm, has been selected to oversee the final designs and infrastructure modifications to ensure efficient combustion of hydrogen. The successful completion of FEED will lead to a final investment decision on the project in the upcoming year. Once operational, the furnace running on hydrogen is expected to slash emissions at the Stanlow Refinery by 0.2 million tonnes annually. This move will pave the way for transitioning all fired-heaters on-site to utilize hydrogen, aligning with the company's ambitious target of reducing CO2 emissions by 95% before 2030. Deepak Maheshwari, CEO of EET Fuels, expressed optimism in achieving their vision of creating the world's first low carbon process refinery, emphasizing the significance of hydrogen fuel switching in this transformation, which not only benefits emissions reduction but also contributes to maintaining employment in the UK's industrial regions.