Air Merchandise has introduced plans for Europe’s largest blue hydrogen manufacturing plant, whereas RAG Austria says it has commissioned “the world’s first 100% hydrogen storage facility in a porous underground reservoir.”
RAG Austria (RAG) has chosen Innio Jenbacher’s hydrogen engine know-how to energy its hydrogen cogeneration (mixed warmth and energy) plant in Gampern, Austria. RAG mentioned that as a part of the commissioning of the world’s first 100% hydrogen storage facility in a porous underground reservoir, as much as 4.2 GWh of electrical energy produced in the summertime could be saved prepared for winter within the type of inexperienced hydrogen. Commissioning of the mixed warmth and energy (CHP) plant within the 1 MW vary is scheduled for spring 2024. “The hydrogen cogeneration plant is a key constructing block for your complete hydrogen ramp-up, as a result of versatile, quick-start CHP vegetation cannot solely generate electrical energy as wanted, but in addition produce the warmth that’s so vital in winter,” mentioned Markus Mitteregger, CEO of RAG Austria.
GE Vernova‘s gasoline energy enterprise has secured two orders from EnBW to supply H-Class pure gas-fired mixed cycle energy era gear for EnBW’s CHP energy stations close to Stuttgart. GE Vernova will lead a world consortium for the tasks, which incorporates the EPC corporations Bonatti and Sener. “The tasks will change current coal-fired vegetation with extra environment friendly pure gas-fired vegetation whereas enabling future gas combine combustion of as much as 100% by quantity of hydrogen within the 2030s,” mentioned GE Vernova. The 2 CHP 680 MW energy vegetation, which ought to be operational by the top of 2026, are anticipated to ship practically 1,340 MW to the nationwide grid, in addition to steam for district heating close to Stuttgart, Germany. Every plant will probably be powered by a GE 9HA.01 gasoline turbine, an STF-D650 steam turbine, a W88 generator, a triple stress with reheat Warmth Restoration Steam Generator (HRSG).
Air Merchandise will construct, personal, and function a carbon seize and carbon dioxide (CO2) remedy facility at its current hydrogen manufacturing plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The power ought to be on-line in 2026, and the ensuing blue hydrogen product will serve ExxonMobil’s (Esso) Rotterdam refinery and extra prospects by way of Air Merchandise’ hydrogen pipeline community system. “This would be the largest blue hydrogen plant in Europe as soon as operational,” mentioned the US firm. The plant will probably be linked to the Porthos system, “a consortium creating the primary large-scale CO2 transport and storage system within the Netherlands which not too long ago reached last funding determination approval.” The captured CO2 will probably be transported to depleted gasoline fields within the North Sea, roughly 20 kilometers off the coast, the place will probably be saved at a depth of greater than three kilometers beneath the seabed.
Topsoe, ULC-Vitality, and Rolls-Royce SMR have agreed to think about the manufacturing of hydrogen based mostly on SOEC know-how and electrical energy and warmth from an SMR nuclear energy plant. Topsoe will present its Stable Oxide Electrolysis Cell (SOEC) know-how, Rolls-Royce SMR will contribute with its data on nuclear Small Modular Reactor (SMR) know-how. “We anticipate nuclear power, particularly together with high-temperature electrolysis, to have the ability to produce zero-emission hydrogen competitively on a stand-alone foundation,” mentioned Dirk Rabelink, CEO of ULC-Vitality. “Further worth related to the operational flexibility will additional improve the enterprise case for this answer.”
KfW Improvement Financial institution, a German lender, has entrusted KGAL with the administration of the PtX Improvement Fund. The funds will foster the expansion of the inexperienced hydrogen worth chain in creating and rising economies.
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