by Anmar Frangoul (CNBC) The last few years have seen a number of projects connected to green hydrogen take shape. BP and Orsted sign letter of intent to collaborate project at a refinery in Germany. — Orsted and BP are to work together on the development of a large-scale renewable hydrogen project at a refinery in north-west Germany, the latest example of major businesses in the energy sector focusing on so called “green hydrogen.“
In an announcement Tuesday, BP said it had signed a letter of intent with Orsted to collaborate on the project.
According to the oil and gas giant, the scheme will involve the development of an initial 50 megawatt electrolyser as well as “associated infrastructure” at its Lingen Refinery. The electrolyser, BP said, was expected to generate nearly 9,000 metric tons of hydrogen per year.
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Orsted said it expected the electrolyser at the Lingen Green Hydrogen project to be powered by one of its offshore wind farms in the North Sea.
“Heavy industries such as refineries use large quantities of hydrogen in their manufacturing processes,” Martin Neubert, executive vice president at Orsted, said in a statement issued Tuesday.
“They will continue to need hydrogen, but replacing the currently fossil-based hydrogen with hydrogen produced from renewable energy can help these industries dramatically lower their CO2 footprint,” he added.
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At the moment, the vast majority of hydrogen generation is based on fossil fuels. The IEA has said that hydrogen production is responsible for roughly 830 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year.
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Just this week, it was announced that a project located on an archipelago north of Scotland planned to combine tidal power and battery technology to generate “continuous green hydrogen.”
And back in June, Spanish oil and gas firm Repsol revealed plans to develop a facility that will use carbon dioxide and green hydrogen to generate net-zero emission fuels for use in the transportation sector. READ MORE
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