Jordan: Hynfra and Fidelity Group plan ammonia plant + + + Denmark: Everfuel's 20 MW electrolyser will take longer and be more expensive to build + + + Norway: Nel sells 16 gas stations to California + + + Egypt: Schneider Electric and H2-Enterprises cooperate to develop LOHC building solutions + + + Australia: Line Hydrogen begins construction of 7,6 MW electrolyser + + + Duisburg: Thyssenkrupp reports “great interest” in information events on green steel + + + Korea: Hanwha Impact tests gas turbine with 60 percent hydrogen content + + + DISCOUNT promotion: yours COMMERCIAL on the PtX portal
A selection of PtX topics summarized at the end of the week
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The Polish project developer Hynfra PSA and the Jordanian investor Fidelity Group have founded a joint venture called Jordan Green Ammonia LLC. The aim is to build a green ammonia plant in the Aseza special economic zone in Aqaba, Jordan. In addition to the ammonia plant, the joint project also includes a photovoltaic power plant with an installed capacity of 530 megawatts, storage, electrolyzer and a seawater desalination plant. The annual production of ammonia is given in a wide range between 100.000 and 200.000 tons. Some of this is sold on the national market, but the majority is exported to the EU. The plant is expected to go into operation within five years.
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Everfuel has received approval from the Ministry of the Environment to build the planned 20-megawatt electrolyser “HySynergy” in Fredericia, Denmark. © Everfuel A/S
The Danish one Everfuel A/S has received environmental approval for the planned 20-megawatt electrolyser “HySynergy” in Fredericia, Denmark. Additionally, the company has made progress in completing the electrical system and distribution center, both of which are expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter, according to a facility construction update. Following an operational readiness analysis conducted in the second quarter, the company decided to introduce “an expanded framework for safe and efficient operations” to cover all planned future hydrogen projects. This led to more effort than originally planned. This also increased the costs from 43 million to 45 million euros. The platform will be developed in close collaboration with future customer Crossbridge Energy and the Danish authorities and will include technical documentation, training and obtaining the permits necessary to start commercial operations, as well as the development of the company's own software to operate the plant. The first delivery of hydrogen to Crossbridge Energy is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2024. The electrolyzer with IPCEI status is to be expanded to 300 megawatts in three phases.
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Nel Hydrogen Inc., a subsidiary of Norway's Nel ASA, has been awarded the contract to supply 16 Hydrogen filling stations to an unnamed US energy company in California, USA. An agreement to reserve the facilities (Capacity Reservation Agreement, CRA) had already been concluded in December 2022. The total value of the contract is around 24 million dollars (22 million euros). In addition to the previous agreement, Nel now also provides commissioning, service and maintenance services, increasing the order volume by seven million dollars. Delivery of the first station is planned for the 4th quarter of 2023. In addition, Nel has entered into a framework agreement with the customer that covers potential future orders for refueling systems.
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Rendering of the planned “Forbes International Tower” commercial building in Cairo. © Forbes International Tower
New York-based H2-Enterprises Group Inc. and the French company Schneider Electric want to develop hydrogen solutions for buildings in the Middle East and Africa. The collaboration includes “joint projects, pilot programs, technology and knowledge exchange,” said Schneider. H2-Enterprises develops technologies for producing hydrogen from waste and renewable energy, as well as storing and transporting it using liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC). According to the information, the Forbes International Tower in Cairo will be operated with an LOHC system. A corresponding agreement has been signed with Magnom Properties, a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian Rawabi Holding. Schneider contributes the digital energy management. Technical details were not mentioned. The agreement for Magnum Properties to build the new 55-story Forbes commercial building was announced at the World Economic Summit (WEF) in Davos in January. The office of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture wants to combine curved glass, steel and photovoltaics.
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Line Hydrogen has received approval to develop the first green hydrogen production, storage and distribution facility in the Australian state of Tasmania. The 7,6 megawatt system will be powered by the Bell Bay solar farm under construction. The goal is to produce around 1.240 tons of hydrogen per year. This will be available for vehicle fueling and other applications such as power generation in Tasmania to replace imported diesel. According to the company, construction will begin “in the coming weeks”; production is scheduled to start at the end of 2023/beginning of 2024; in August last year was still planned for the beginning to middle of this year. The location is the small town of George Town on the north coast of the state, which is separated from the mainland and south of the continent. It has already reached agreements with various industries for commercialization, including distribution through Bonney Energy Group fuel stations across Tasmania and the supply of green hydrogen "to one of Australia's first carbon neutral mines in Western Australia" from an unnamed operator. However, Western Australia is Rio Tinto's most important ore mining area. And in Bell Bay, near George Town, there is an aluminum smelter owned by the mining company. Line Hydrogen recently entered into an agreement to acquire Net Zero Infrastructure PLC (NZI), a special purpose acquisition company listed on the London Stock Exchange. The listing is expected to be completed by September 2023.
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Visitors at one of Thyssenkrupp's information events in June. © Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe
According to its own information, the Duisburg-based Thyssenkrupp Group recorded “great interest” in the information events held by its steel subsidiary in Walsum and Rheinberg. As reported, the company invited interested parties and residents to find out about the plans to build a direct reduction plant. The experts from various departments answered questions from around 150 visitors. Topics such as transformation, security, environment and logistics were discussed. The new system will be built by 2026 on the factory premises at Duisburg's southern harbor between Alt-Walsum and Fahrn. With the direct reduction plant, the company wants to replace coal with climate-neutral hydrogen in the future in order to produce green steel. The company will present further information about the project on its website Website.
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Hanwha Impact, a subsidiary of the Korean family empire Hanwha, has developed and tested a gas turbine that runs on liquefied natural gas and an admixture of 59,5 percent hydrogen. The output is 80 megawatts, according to an article in the daily newspaper “Korea Joong Ang Daily“. The mixing ratio is the highest ever achieved in a commercially operated gas turbine. The turbine was unveiled at Hanwha's Daesan plant in Seosan, South Chungcheong, at an event attended by regional politicians and government officials. Most recently, a 40 percent hydrogen admixture was achieved in a power plant in New Jersey, USA, with a 150 megawatt gas turbine. Hanwha is aiming for a fully hydrogen-powered turbine and therefore wants to further develop its technologies in Daesan, according to the article.
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