The desire to move toward green hydrogen is real, but making the transition will require three critical things.
By Rajesh D. Sharma, Global Director Marketing Oil & Gas Digital Solutions at Schneider Electric
ACWA Power has signed an MOU with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC), a government owned development finance institution, to explore the development of green hydrogen in South Africa.
Centrica is planning to inject hydrogen into its 49 MW gas-fired Brigg peaking plant in Lincolnshire, UK, as part of a trial to understand the role of hydrogen in power production.
Atura Power has awarded a contract to Cummins to design and manufacture a 20 MW electrolyser system for Niagara Hydrogen Centre in Ontario, Canada.
Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (MEAE) has awarded €99.8 million of funding to six clean energy projects under the country’s Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Siemens has announced that a green hydrogen generation plant, described as one of the largest in Germany, has been commissioned.
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) of Malasia announced that it aims to install over 14 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2050 and retire some of its coal-fired assets earlier than planned.
GreenZo Energy of India and Nepal’s API Power have signed an MOU to develop 50 MW green hydrogen plants in Nepal.
Equinor and SSE Thermal have announced their intention to buy Triton Power from Energy Capital Partners (ECP) and are starting preparations to use hydrogen in Triton’s Saltend Power Station in the UK.
First Hydrogen is looking to develop a green hydrogen generation infrastructure in the form of a ‘hydrogen village’. The announcement helps illustrate both the opportunities arising out of the UK’s hydrogen strategy, but also the real-world challenges that lie ahead.
By Nick Smee, Partner, Browne Jacobson