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H2Tech: Projects Update
Lee Nichols, VP Content/Editor-in-Chief
ASIA-PACIFIC
Lion Energy to build green H2 hub at the Port of Brisbane
In early March, Lion Energy signed a Heads of Agreement with the Port of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia to lease land that will be used to build a green H2 production and refueling facility. Once operational in 1Q 2024, Lion Energy will supply approximately 420 kg/d of green H2 to heavy mobility vehicles in the region (e.g., bus fleets and heavy-duty vehicles).
China launches first integrated methanol-to-H2 refueling station
Sinopec has begun operations on China’s first methanol-to-H2 and H2 refueling station. Located in Dalian, the integrated complex can produce 1,000 kg/d of H2. The company has opened a second integrated refueling station in Dalian, with six others under development.
Indian Oil Corp. to install green H2 plants in all domestic refineries
As part of its plan to achieve net-zero emissions by the mid-2040s, Indian Oil Corp. has announced that it will replace natural gas used in its refineries with green H2. The Panipat refinery will be the first complex to install green H2 units for processing.
Sinopec launches Inner Mongolia complex
Sinopec has announced the start of its large-scale green H2 project in Inner Mongolia. The Erdos project will include the construction of a wind and solar farm in the Erdos region that will provide feed to produce 30,000 tpy of green H2 and 240,000 tpy of green oxygen. The green H2 and green oxygen will be used to reduce carbon emissions from the adjacent ZTHC Energy coal processing pilot project.
CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA
KBR wins technology award for HyEx project in Chile
KBR will provide its K-GreeN green ammonia technology for the HyEx project. Located in Tocopilla, Chile, the plant will use solar and wind power to produce up to 18,000 short tpy of green ammonia. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2025.
WESTERN EUROPE
bp to develop HyVal project to decarbonize Spain’s Valencia region
bp is investing more than $2.1 B to build a green H2 plant in Spain. The 2-GW facility will be constructed at bp’s Castellon refinery in the Valencia region. The project will be developed in two phases. Phase 1 includes the construction of a 200-MW electrolysis plant to produce more than 31,000 tpy of green H2. Phase 1 operations are scheduled to begin in 2027. The additional H2 production will enable the Castellon refinery to increase biofuels production to 650,000 tpy by 2030.
Phase 2 includes the scale-up of electrolyzer capacity to 2 GW. The additional production will provide green H2 for regional and national consumption.
Sasol and Sonatrach partner to produce low-carbon H2 in Italy
Sasol and Sontrach plan to partner on a low-carbon H2 and synthetic natural gas (syngas) project in Sicily. Once operational, this project—known as the Hybla project—will produce 7,800 tpy of low-carbon H2 and 25,000 tpy of syngas. If greenlighted, the Hybla project will help create a H2 valley in Sicily.
Gasunie and Thyssengas to develop H2 network in Germany
In late February, Gasunie and Thyssengas announced plans to build a 400-km H2 pipeline network that will run between Wesseling and Wilhelmshaven. The pipeline network will transport green H2 produced from a 500-MW in Wilhelmshaven to sites along the route. The project partners plan to repurpose existing gas pipelines and construct new H2 pipelines. To be completed by 2028, the network will include storage facilities at the Nuettermoor and Etzel salt caverns.
Fusion Fuel awarded grant to build new Spanish green H2 plant
Fusion Fuel Spain was awarded a nearly $3.5-MM grant to build a $7-MM green H2 plant in Spain. The 2.4-MW project—located in Toledo, Spain—will produce 110 tpy of green H2. Once completed in 2025, the facility will provide green H2 to industrial customers in the region.
Lhyfe to build second H2 plant in France
In February, Lhyfe received approval to build a second green H2 plant in France. The facility will be located in the Morbihan region of Brittany. Once completed, the facility will supply green H2 to industrial customers, as well as be used for the mobility sector. Lhyfe’s goal is to install more than 3 GW of green H2 production capacity by 2030.
Robla Hub to set up a renewable H2 plant in La Robla
Robla Hub, a JV between Enagás Renovable and Naturgy, is developing a 280-MW renewable H2 plant in La Robla, Spain. The more than $510-MM facility will be located at Naturgy’s former thermal power plant. The plant is scheduled to be completed in 2026.
MIDDLE EAST
Neom project gets greenlight to proceed in Saudi Arabia
ACWA Power has announced that the green ammonia complex in Neom, Saudi Arabia has reached FID. The plant, which includes the construction of 4 GW of renewable power to produce up to 600 tpd of H2 and 1.2 MMtpy of ammonia, could cost up to $8 B. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2027. The capital-intensive project is being developed by the Neom Green Hydrogen Co.
U.S.
Linde to supply clean H2 and nitrogen to OCI’s blue ammonia complex
Linde plans to build, own and operate a $1.8-B complex to produce clean H2 and nitrogen. The company plans to supply these products to OCI’s 1.1-MMtpy blue ammonia complex under development in Beaumont, Texas—Linde also plans to supply produced H2 to new and existing customers along its extensive U.S. Gulf Coast pipeline network. The new gas plant will include autothermal reforming with carbon capture and a large air separation plant. The plant is scheduled to begin operations in 2025.
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