(Hamburg) – Hamburg-based Nordex SE, known for its wind power activities, is now also involved in two hydrogen projects: on the one hand, to develop green hydrogen projects, and on the other hand, to produce electrolyzers.
Green hydrogen with Acciona
The Spanish conglomerate Acciona has acquired 50 percent of the shares in the new company Nordex H2 SL. The sum of 68 million euros will be shared equally by the parent company Acciona SA and the subsidiary Acciona Energía.
The joint venture is developing green hydrogen projects based on onshore wind turbines in areas that are not connected to conventional power grids and where green hydrogen can be produced at competitive costs, the company said. The USA and Latin America are mentioned as “regions of interest”.
The renewable energy projects should be ready for construction by 2027 with a minimum size of one gigawatt of installed capacity each and produce 0,5 million tons of green hydrogen annually within the next ten years. Each of the projects will be implemented with “public and private companies and institutions” “that are interested in the production or consumption of green hydrogen.”
Electrolyzers with Sodena
In contrast, the “Nordex Electrolyzers” initiative aims to produce and market its own electrolysers. This is done with the support of the “Sociedad de desarollo de Navarra SL” (Sodena), an organization of the government of the northern Spanish region of Navarra to finance business projects. 15 million euros would be available over the next five years for the development of a commercial prototype.
According to its own information, the Nordex Group has installed wind power capacity of around 44 gigawatts worldwide and achieved sales of 2022 billion euros in 5,7. The company, which has 9.000 employees, focuses on onshore turbines with outputs of four to six megawatts. Production takes place in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the USA, India and Mexico.
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Nordex is expanding its wind power business to include hydrogen (Photo: Transporting a rotor blade by crane). © Nordex SE
