In Denmark, Eurowind Energy intends to build five big land based energy facilities. The overall capacity of all the centres will be around 2.5 GW. According to the business, all five projects will include wind turbines, solar PV, batteries, and PtX hydrogen synthesis. In addition, the business intends to focus on integrating biogas and hydrogen refining into the centres.
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A recent White Paper found that industrial demand centres in Germany and the EU are ready to offtake five million tonnes of green hydrogen per year at present, with an addressable market of up to 27 million tonnes annually in the long term. In May (2022), the European Commission unveiled its REPowerEU plan which had ambitions of producing 10 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen annually, while importing a further 10 million tonnes.
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The private sector has played an important role in facilitating investment into the budding industry – last year, five South Korean conglomerates jointly announced plans to invest over $US38 billion into the hydrogen economy by 2030 and that is set to continue, not just in terms of financing, but through the provision of critical knowhow and technical guidance.
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The paper outlines how an expanded renewable energy sector within Europe is fundamental for energy security, and the need to speed up and scale up onshore and offshore wind production across Europe. It reaffirms green hydrogen as the backbone for a decarbonized and more secure European energy supply.
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Governments around the world are looking to accelerate and broaden the scope of their renewables programs to help reduce their reliance on imported energy at this volatile and unpredictable time. Here, key developments within 10 markets that are taking interesting and varied approaches to trying to secure their energy supplies are explored — from the tripling of onshore wind and solar in Germany to green hydrogen investment in India.
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Masdar has inked two agreements with Azerbaijan to develop 4 GW of clean and renewable energy projects. The company’s agreements with the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan offer the possibility of developing an additional 6 GW in a second phase, raising the total production capacity of the projects to 10 GW.
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RWE, a German energy company, has agreed to acquire the 1.4 GW Magnum gas-fired power plant in the Netherlands from Vattenfall for $534 million. Magnum has been in operation since 2013 at Eemshaven, in the Dutch province of Groningen. Reportedly, the power plant is ‘hydrogen-ready,’ which means it can run on hydrogen partially or completely.
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This paper sets out key policy recommendations to accelerate this transition, tackling key challenges of the transition including methane leakage and gas blending. This paper also examines the role of hydrogen in this transition, how to grow the hydrogen sector to meet the needs of a net zero economy and prioritise its use to deliver rapid emissions reductions.
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ADNOC, a UAE-based energy company, announced its acquisition of a 25 per cent share in bp’s blue hydrogen project, H2 Teesside, during the design stage. Masdar, the Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company, signed a Mou to acquire a stake in bp’s proposed green hydrogen project, HyGreen Teesside. The project will now be advanced by ADNOC’s first investment in the UK, initially to the next level of design, the pre-FEED stage.
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Iberdrola, a Spanish energy company, has committed to invest €3 billion in green hydrogen as part of its initiatives to speed up the European Green Deal. The European Green Deal, first agreed upon in 2020, aims for a 55 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and for Europe to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Iberdrola’s chairman announced the investment plan.
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a Danish energy investment company, has announced plans to develop an artificial hydrogen island in the Danish North Sea by 2030. The BrintØ hydrogen island will be used primarily for large-scale green hydrogen production from offshore wind. The project will be developed on the Danish part of Dogger Bank in the North Sea and will be connected to a 10 GW offshore wind power project.
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Hydrogen is expensive to distribute via shipping and pipeline, which is why today the large majority of it is manufactured at the point of consumption. Realistically, is Europe going to be willing to pay that very significant price difference? North African governments and firms should therefore be wary of promises of large export markets for expensive to manufacture and ship green hydrogen, and the synthetic fuels made from it.
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Imported green hydrogen produced from renewable energy — and the green ammonia made with it — are crucial for European industry to eliminate its reliance on Russian natural gas. Imports of these clean energy fuels are already cost-competitive and can substitute most fossil fuels used by heavy industry and transport in the EU within eight years.
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India and Italy will develop partnerships in key renewable energy sectors such as green hydrogen, biofuels, and energy storage. The decision was taken in a meeting between the Minister of External Affairs, India and his Italian counterpart. Reportedly, the discussion also covered the implementation of the India-Italy Strategic Partnership on Energy Transition, which was announced in 2021.
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In November 2020, Chile published an important document setting out what was called the National Green Hydrogen Strategy. It is clear from the strategy that Chile views a significant long-term role for green hydrogen, made via electrolysis using renewable electricity. It is not clear at this point if there is room for blue hydrogen, using natural gas as a feedstock with CCS probably in the Magallanes area.
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Advanced Ionics, a US-based provider of next-generation industrial electrolysers that can produce green hydrogen for less than $1 per kg, has announced the completion of a $4.2 million seed round led by Clean Energy Ventures and SWAN Impact Network.
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Aker Clean Hydrogen, a portfolio company of Aker Horizons, has partnered with Statkraft and SOWITEC to explore opportunities to create green hydrogen and ammonia in India and Brazil. The steel and fertiliser industries in India and Brazil would be the focus of the collaboration. Green hydrogen will be used to replace grey, fossil-fuel-based hydrogen, coal, and natural gas as a fuel and feedstock in the collaboration.
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Masdar, an Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company, and Hassan Allam Utilities, a Cairo-based partner, have secured Egypt’s support for the development of green hydrogen hubs on the Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts of the country, with an aim of expanding up to 4 GW of electrolysers by 2030.
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Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser, a subsidiary of Nel ASA has launched the MC250 and MC500 containerised polymer electrolyte membrane electrolysers. The containerised MC250 and MC500 will be delivered as standard 1.25 MW and 2.5 MW (246 and 492 Nm3/h) configurations respectively. The new products are integrating Nel’s newly developed 1.25 MW PEM cell stack, allowing for higher capacities per unit and lower cost.
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Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) with its partners has submitted two proposals to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for green hydrogen projects in Victoria and Western Australia. These projects were selected by ARENA along with five other projects after expressions of interest in May 2020 as part of the $70 million Renewable Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round.
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