(Edinburgh, London/Great Britain) – The British Octopus Hydrogen Ltd., part of the Octopus Energy Group, and the Munich-based BayWa re AG want to start producing green hydrogen in Great Britain. According to the information, Octopus will install electrolysers, compressors and mobile hydrogen storage units at selected BayWa re solar and wind power projects. “We want to develop and establish a decentralized model for the production of green hydrogen,” says Will Rowe, founder and CEO of Octopus Hydrogen
Direct connection to solar and wind power plants
The systems will be directly connected to the renewable energy power plants. Around 30 to 40 percent of the yield would be needed by the electrolyzer and the rest would be fed into the grid. The use of electricity on site also avoids possible restrictions on the production of renewable energy due to grid bottlenecks. The first plants could produce up to 6.500 kilograms of hydrogen per day starting next year.
The project in Great Britain is part of BayWa re's strategy to strengthen its hydrogen activities in Europe. The company is developing onshore wind and solar projects in Great Britain and Ireland with an output of more than two gigawatts.
Blueprint from the Netherlands
BayWa re is already involved in various initiatives for the use of green hydrogen, such as the “Sinne Wetterstof Hydrogen” announced in June 2021.Pilot project in the Netherlands. During times of overproduction, the electricity from the 50 megawatt solar park is converted into green hydrogen using an electrolyzer. The purchaser of the energy source is the petrol station operator Orange Gas, which specializes in sustainable fuels.
Octopus Hydrogen is also already working on several projects, including providing green hydrogen to ZeroAvia's research and development center at Cotswold Airport, northwest of Swindon. The company also announced collaboration with Innova Renewables and Novus Renewables Services Ltd in October 2021. announced to install electrolyzers in the range of two to 20 megawatts, as well as compressors and mobile hydrogen storage at several Innova locations.
The UK plans to build five gigawatts of low-carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030, working with industry.
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https://www.octohydrogen.com/press-releases/octopus-hydrogen-and-baywa-green-hydrogen-partnership
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BayWa wants to use excess electricity from the 50 megawatt Oosterwolde solar park in the Netherlands to produce green hydrogen. © BayWa re AG
