(Berlin) - The Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWi) is funding Thyssenkrupp's planned hydrogen electrolysis plant in Saudi Arabia with 1,5 million euros. The group division Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers (TKUCE) will deliver an electrolyser with an output of 20 megawatts to the Middle East.
From 2025, the “Helios Green Fuels Project” production facility will produce around 650 tons of hydrogen and 3.000 tons of ammonia from the output of wind turbines and solar power systems with an output of four gigawatts. The gas, a chemical compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, is easy to transport and can be converted back into hydrogen elsewhere, for example for use as a transport fuel.
Neom only uses environmentally friendly energy
The project is part of a plan called “Vision 2030” by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Accordingly, a model region called “Neom” is to be created on the Red Sea, where more than a million inhabitants from all over the world will live and work (Claim: “Accelerator of human progress”). Cities, ports, industrial and commercial areas, research centers, sports and entertainment as well as tourism are planned.
Green Hydrogen Consortium
In July, the US industrial gases manufacturer Air Products & Chemicals and the Saudi utility ACWA Power signed a contract to build a renewable energy plant to produce ammonia as a basis for green hydrogen. The investment volume for the production facilities amounts to around five billion dollars (4,4 billion euros). Air Products is investing another two billion dollars (1,7 billion euros) in the distribution and supply chain that is solely the responsibility of the company, such as hydrogen storage and filling stations with a focus on buses and trucks. Air Products and Thyssenkrupp had concluded a cooperation agreement for electrolysis systems for this purpose (we reported ).
This is the second major project funded by the BMWi as part of the hydrogen strategy. As reported, Siemens AG received 8,23 million euros at the beginning of December. The group wants to produce green hydrogen in Chile in the project called “Haru Oni”.
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Thyssenkrupp receives federal funding for electrolysis in Saudi Arabia / © Thyssenkrupp AG, www.thyssenkrupp.com
