(Glasgow, Scotland / Bilbao, Spain) – The British energy supplier Scottish Power plc wants to test a new electrolyzer technology that could reduce the production costs of green hydrogen. The project called “GreeNH3” is being developed together with the engineering service provider Proton Ventures BV and the developer Supercritical Solutions Ltd.
The design enables the use of gases with a pressure of over 200 bar without the use of compressors, saving up to 20 percent of energy compared to conventional hydrogen production. The pilot plant is intended to show whether this technology can be used on a large scale for ammonia production, according to a statement from Scottish Power parent company Iberdrola SA
Currently, most CO2 emissions from ammonia production would come from the use of hydrogen from fossil fuels. The new electrolyser is powered by renewable energy and is used in an ammonia module supplied by Proton Ventures.
Location presumably in Comarty or Whitelee
The plant will be built “at one of the company’s green hydrogen sites” in the country. Iberdrola is currently working on two larger projects in Great Britain: Hydrogen production is being built in Comarty, north of Inverness, with an output of 4.000 tons per year, which can be expanded to 20.000 tons. In addition, a system with an output of 2023 tons per year will go into operation at the Whitelee wind farm near Glasgow in 3.000.
Iberdrola has recently set up Europe's largest green hydrogen plant in Spain for the fertilizer manufacturer Fertiberia Puertollano inaugurated. The companies are also participating in “Scot2Ger”, an international cooperation project that is exploring the possibilities of exporting green hydrogen from Scotland to Germany.
Six million pounds for the project phase
The British Ministry of Energy BEIS (Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy) is funding the development phase of “GreeNH3” with 146.000 pounds (172.000 euros). Up to £2 million could be available for the second phase. Funding from the UK Government through the Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply XNUMX Competition aims to support innovation in hydrogen supply, reduce the cost of hydrogen supply and bring new solutions to market.
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A new high-pressure electrolyser to produce green hydrogen is to be tested in Great Britain. © Scottish Power
