(Dortmund/Montreal) – After completing a feasibility study, Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers has been awarded the contract to install an 88 megawatt water electrolysis system for the Canadian electricity supplier Hydro-Québec. The state-owned company based in Montreal, Quebec, operates 61 hydroelectric power plants and is the largest electricity producer in Canada.
Hydrogen for biofuel
According to Thyssenkrupp, it is one of the world's largest green hydrogen production facilities and is expected to produce 11.100 tons annually. Location is in Varennes, Quebec. Commissioning will take place at the end of 2023. Both the hydrogen and oxygen will be used to produce biofuels from residual waste, Thyssenkrupp said. A corresponding production facility is planned.
“Québec as a region and Hydro-Québec as a customer offer ideal conditions to install our water electrolysis on a multi-megawatt scale,” says Denis Krude, Managing Director of Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers. Thyssenkrupp's standard modules could be interconnected up to a gigawatt range.
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Assembly of a water electrolysis cell in a module ©Thyssenkrupp
