INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

Hydrogen Projects From Around The World

Denmark

Nordic universities are set to receive green hydrogen production systems from Nilsson Energy to give students practical experience in electrolyser technology.

The Technical University of Denmark, the University of Åland and Mälardalen University are expected to use modular systems to produce hydrogen for research and development with industries such as the transport sector.

Nillson Energy is a system integrator, specialising in the design, construction, and installation of hydrogen-based systems throughout the value chain.

Abdallah Abou-Taouk, Senior Quotation Engineer at Nilsson Energy, highlighted the importance of research into new and improved technologies.

The universities will integrate the systems into their teaching and research activities, giving students and researchers a practical experience of modern electrolyser technology.

Australia

Infinite Green Energy has successfully concluded the front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for its MEG HP1 hydrogen project.

The project, situated in Northam, east of Perth, Australia, is set to generate four tonnes of green hydrogen per day for the medium and heavy transport sectors. Recently, Infinite Green joined forces with Samsung C&T Engineering and Construction Group to welcome Doral Energy Group into the development and construction process of MEG HP1.

Additionally, Samsung C&T has signed an MoU with Infinite Energy to collaborate on another hydrogen project located in Arrowsmith, north of Perth.

The Arrowsmith facility is projected to initially produce 300 tonnes per day of hydrogen, fulfilling the demand in Asia Pacific markets like Japan, South Korea, and Australia.

South Africa

A $1 billion hydrogen fund has been launched between the governments of the Netherlands and Denmark and South Africa to assist the latter country’s decarbonisation efforts.

With plans to export green hydrogen to the European Union, South Africa intends to produce the fuel for use in aviation, green steel, transport and more.

To do so would cost 319 billion rand, or $17.57 billion, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa.

To support the nation’s green hydrogen sector, a joint venture between the Dutch development bank, FMO, and South African insurer Sanlam has dubbed the new fund SA-H2.

Climate Fund Managers, who will run the fund, said: “The SA-H2 Fund initiative will aim to secure US$1 billion in funding, to be raised directly in South Africa or indirectly via other channels.”

Currently, South Africa is the 14th biggest emitter of carbon dioxide globally, due in part to their reliance on a fleet of 15 ageing coal-fired power plants for electricity. As such, European nations are stepping in to aid the country’s transition towards a greener economy to help mitigate climate change.

South Korea

A consortium led by South Korea’s largest steel producer Posco has won a $6.7 billion deal to develop a green hydrogen project in Oman. How can this help Oman become the largest green hydrogen exporter by 2030?

Posco is the development consortium’s largest shareholder with 28 per cent, while Samsung holds 12 per cent equality and is expected to lead on the engineering, procurement and construction of the plant.

A further 24 per cent is owned by two unnamed state-owned Korean power companies, while France’s Engie and Thai state petroleum company PTTEP told a respective 25 per cent and 11 per cent.

Moving to green hydrogen is a huge part of Posco’s strategy to reach net zero by 2050. The company is also considering using hydrogen to decarbonise its power generation, as well as selling it to third parties.

It follows the recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) which stated that it expects Oman to be the Middle East’s largest green hydrogen exporter by 2030.

The country is currently allocating around 50,000sq km of land for renewable hydrogen projects in an effort to have at least one million tonnes of annual production capacity by the end of the decade.