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Haldor Topsoe is set to build a large-scale SOEC electrolyser manufacturing facility to meet customer needs for green hydrogen production.
Topsoe s SOEC-electrolyser delivers more than 90% energy efficiency when using green power to produce hydrogen. Current electrolysers are at 70%.
With the new facility, Topsoe will accommodate the rapidly increasing demand for competitive electrolysis technology, predominantly for green hydrogen plants based on renewable electricity. Development of the automated manufacturing facility, that will be the largest of its kind, is ongoing. Construction will commence in 2022 in order for the facility to be operational by 2023.
“This new manufacturing facility is a concrete step to take a leading role in the ongoing energy transition towards a low carbon future. We strongly believe that one of the most viable routes to this goal lies in the efficient utilisation of renewable electricity to produce green hydrogen, fuels, and chemicals.
Building a European renewable hydrogen economy requires a full value chain approach with a prime focus on the sectors that would benefit most from this solution, according to the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition.
The coalition – launched by WindEurope, SolarPower Europe and Breakthrough Energy in November last year – made the call in its Policy Charter released today.
The charter lays out the crucial policy foundations to enable the scaling up and market uptake of renewable hydrogen produced via electrolysis and renewable electricity, the coalition said.
In order to boost the hydrogen economy renewable-based electrification should be prioritised and accelerated where possible, while priority sectors should be identified to form the bulk of EU’s future demand for renewable hydrogen and derived e-fuels.
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TechnipFMC is moving ahead with a pilot project for the Deep Purple green hydrogen offshore energy system, which is a key component of its energy transition offering.
The company is leading the consortium to construct and test the system, with Innovation Norway recently announcing its contribution to this €9 million pilot project.
Deep Purple uses offshore wind energy to release hydrogen from seawater. The hydrogen is then stored subsea for later use to provide renewable energy. Deep Purple overcomes one of the challenges of storing energy generated from renewable sources. Deploying these systems is critical to accelerating the energy transition.
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Subscriber only The evolution of Gladstone as a renewable hydrogen powerhouse is exceeding benchmarks with the $4.2 million project s plant months ahead of schedule. Hydrogen Park Gladstone will be an Australian first, delivering up to 10 per cent renewable hydrogen into the gas network to feed about 770 customers. The Palaszczuk government has invested $1.7 million into the project, Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Minister Mick de Brenni said, to drive the hydrogen industry forward and create highly skilled jobs in regional Queensland. The Hydrogen Park Gladstone project will be the first in Australia to blend renewable hydrogen into an entire city gas network for residential, commercial and industrial customers, he said.