INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

Hydrogen Projects From Around The World

Germany

It has been revealed that Germany will be joining the H2Med project alongside Spain, France, and Portugal.

The new project called H2Med aims to bring hydrogen produced from renewable sources in Spain and Portugal to the rest of Europe through an undersea pipeline. It is working to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian energy and is helping to make the transition to cleaner energy sources.

Spain, France, and Portugal agreed in December 2022 to build the pipeline by 2030, and now Germany has joined the project.

Running from the port of Barcelona to Marseille, hydrogen made from water via electrolysis will be transported, a process which uses renewable energy.

The Spanish Government has estimated that the pipeline will be able to supply 2 million metric tonnes of hydrogen to France annually, which is about 10 per cent of the EU’s estimated hydrogen needs.

Azerbaijan

The State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and the United Arab Emirates’ Masdar have entered into a partnership on offshore wind and green hydrogen projects in Azerbaijan.

Under a joint development agreement, SOCAR and Masdar will together develop offshore wind and hydrogen production projects totalling 2 GW in capacity.

In addition, the two companies have also signed joint development agreements on 1 GW of solar PV projects and 1 GW of onshore wind.

According to SOCAR, the agreements will contribute to continuing the strengthening of the cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates.

The agreements on 1 GW of solar and 1 GW of onshore wind projects also build upon the cooperation agreements signed between the government and the UAE company in June.

China

Topsoe and Mintal Hydrogen Energy Technology have revealed they are set to develop a green ammonia PtX plant in China.

Mintal Hydrogen has chosen Topsoe as its technology partner for the project in Baotou, which is set to begin production in 2025.

It is claimed by the companies that this is the first dynamic green hydrogen plant in China, with a first-phase capacity of 1,800 tonnes of green ammonia per day, and 390,000 tonnes annually.

The green ammonia produced is expected to replace approximately 850,000 tonnes of coal and reduce more than 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from being emitted annually.

Providing dynamic ammonia technology to secure optimal production and adapt to the inherent fluctuations in power output from wind turbines, the plant will be Topsoe’s first PtX plant in China.

Topsoe and Mintal Hydrogen’s proposed plant will align with the Industrial Sector Peak Carbon Implementation Plan, which aims to substitute hydrogen from coal for hydrogen from electrolysis powered by IRE.

Poland

Metacon has signed a MoU with the Regional Directorate of State Forests (RDSF) in Katowice, Poland for a 5MW green hydrogen project.

The pilot project is planned for this year, with hydrogen production expected to begin in early 2024, with a 5MW electrolyser linked to a planned RDSF solar PV installation Katowice will be seen.

Metacon will be supplying electrolyser equipment and turnkey infrastructure, and the PV system will be owned and operated by RDSF.

This MoU is part of RDSF’s development project ‘forests of energy’ which is targeting investments in fossil-free energy and hydrogen. Also, it will begin the construction of several facilities for green hydrogen production for the transportation sector.

It follows last year when Metacon revealed that it is set to supply an integrated green hydrogen production, storage, fuel cell and refuelling system to Romanian firm, Ground Investment Corp, under a €16.1m agreement.