INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

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Hydrogen Projects From Around The World

Uk

Committing to ensuring green hydrogen is utilised in the UK, Octopus Energy Generation and RES have announced a joint venture named HYRO to ensure gas will be replaced with green hydrogen in UK facilities.

Two manufacturing facilities belonging to Kimberly-Clark will be equipped with onsite electrolysers that will utilise renewable electricity to produce green hydrogen. The hydrogen generated will be stored and supplied to the hydrogen-ready boilers present in the factories.

With a combined capacity of 22.5MW, the electrolyser projects located in Wales and Kent are anticipated to significantly decrease annual CO2 emissions. Moreover, they have secured a position on the shortlist for funding by the Government.

HYRO is collaborating with industrial enterprises to establish and manage green hydrogen facilities, with intentions to allocate £3 billion ($3.7 billion) towards constructing such plants across the United Kingdom.

Canada

Atura Power is expected to provide Canada’s Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) with green hydrogen as a fresh MoU is signed. After in-depth investigations into the potential use of green hydrogen across its operations, HOPA has come to the conclusion that the use of hydrogen produced by Atura is a viable solution to meet decarbonisation targets.

The introduction of green hydrogen into HOPAs operation could act as a call to action for the uptake of hydrogen elsewhere. The operations cover the largest port in the Great Lakes region of Canada, including facilities in Oshawa, Hamilton and Niagara.

Ian Hamilton, President and Chief Executive Officer of HOPA Ports, explained: “We are eager to explore the potential of using hydrogen to power our operations and are proud to support the growth of renewable energy in Ontario.”

Cummins is expected to build a 20MW electrolyser for Atura Power, which is expected to be operational as early as 2024.

Usa

Honeywell recently announced its breakthrough Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) solution to enable longdistance transportation.

Tackling current bottlenecks to the development of hydrogen at scale, this solution can make use of existing refineries and infrastructure. This will allow cost and time savings across the whole hydrogen value chain.

Addressing further issues of low density, high flammability aspects of hydrogen and the difficulty around transportation, Honeywell have proposed a solution to this and the issues around new infrastructure required for ammonia conversion.

The LOHC solution combines hydrogen gas chemically through the Honeywell UOP Toluene Saturation Process into a liquid carrier compatible with existing infrastructure. This allows it to be transported in the same way as traditional gas and similar hydrocarbons.

The hydrogen can also be recovered using existing infrastructure through idle oil refining assets using Honeywell UOP’s Methylcyclohexane Dehydrogenation Process.

Japan

Japan has announced ambitions to increase its annual hydrogen supply to 12 million tonnes in 2040, from its current two million tonnes.

Under plans to revise its Basic Hydrogen Strategy in late May 2023, the Japanese Government is hoping that JPY 15 trillion ($112.86bn) of public and private investment will follow over the next 15 years to advance the use of hydrogen and renewable energy sources.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, explained that the country is putting its focus on its decarbonisation efforts: “We will step up efforts for decarbonisation at home while responding to fierce international competition in the fields of renewable energy and hydrogen.”

The Basic Hydrogen Strategy was released in December 2017, and focused on establishing an integrated international hydrogen supply chain by 2030.

It outlined sourcing blue and green hydrogen from global producers and transporting it to the country in hydrogen carriers, reducing production costs, enhancing storage and transport, and expanding hydrogen and ammonia use.

To accelerate the use of hydrogen, in 2020, the Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A) was launched with the objective of the early creation of a hydrogen-based economy in Japan. It focuses on demand creation, cost reduction and creating a funding system.

Building the Hydrogen Economy

London 20 2 3

The Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre, Heathrow

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Making the best use of existing infrastructure, ensuring final investment decisions are improved and building a future-proof hydrogen economy are integral aspects of building a secure hydrogen economy. HIL London will explore how the UK is performing in all these areas and the opportunities in the region.