Air Liquide Transforms Its Network in Germany by Connecting a Large Electrolyzer Producing Renewable Hydrogen
29 Luglio 2021 - 5:45PM
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Regulatory News:
Air Liquide (Paris:AI) is planning to build in Oberhausen,
Germany, a renewable hydrogen production plant by electrolysis.
With a total capacity to reach 30 megawatts (MW), a first phase of
the project is expected to be operational by early 2023 with 20 MW.
What is unique about this project is that the electrolyzer will be
integrated into the existing local pipeline infrastructure of Air
Liquide to supply key industries and mobility with renewable
hydrogen in one of the most industrialized regions of Germany. To
accelerate the implementation of this project, public funding has
been granted by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and
Energy. This worldscale electrolyzer will be the first to be built
in the framework of the partnership between Air Liquide and Siemens
Energy.
The new Proton-Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzer to be built
by Air Liquide will produce renewable hydrogen from water and
renewable electricity. The technological solution for the
project is being developed in the framework of the previously
announced partnership between Air Liquide and Siemens Energy.
By 2023, the two partners will implement a 20 MW electrolyzer plant
that will produce renewable hydrogen and renewable oxygen. In a
second phase, Air Liquide has planned to increase the plant
capacity to 30MW.
The PEM electrolysis is expected to start operating in early
2023 and will be the first large-scale renewable hydrogen
production connected to both existing hydrogen and oxygen
pipelines, with nearly 15 large industrial sites already
connected today. This will support sectors such as Steel,
Chemicals, Refining and Mobility in North Rhine-Westphalia by
accelerating the availability of gases produced with renewable
electricity for their efforts to reduce their carbon footprint.
This project has received a funding notification from the
German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy.
Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker, Parliamentary State Secretary
at the Federal Ministry of Economics, stated: "With the National
Hydrogen Strategy we have taken a decisive step towards the further
development of the energy transition. At the same time, the market
ramp-up of the H2 economy offers great economic opportunities,
especially after the impact of the Corona Pandemic. The Ministry of
Economics has therefore been working at full speed for a year to
create the regulatory and legal framework. Now we need concrete and
ambitious projects. The project of Air Liquide in Germany has a
showcase character in this context. It demonstrates how "green"
hydrogen can be used to sustainably transform industry as well as
certain transport sectors. At the same time, the project is a
strong signal for the positioning of the Rhine-Ruhr region in the
hydrogen sector.”
François Jackow, Executive Vice President and a member of
the Air Liquide Group’s Executive Committee supervising Europe
Industries activities, said : “We highly value the support of
the German Ministry of Economic Affairs to this groundbreaking
project. Leveraging on Air Liquide’s existing hydrogen pipeline
network, the renewable hydrogen produced will accelerate the
decarbonization of the Rhine-Ruhr industrial basin and it will
foster clean mobility in a densely populated region. The
construction of this industrial scale renewable hydrogen production
plant will mark the first realization of the partnership Air
Liquide and Siemens Energy created to enable the emergence of a
sustainable hydrogen economy in Europe. It is in line with Air
Liquide’s Sustainable Development Objectives, which include
contributing to the development of a low-carbon society with
hydrogen as one of its key levers.”
Air Liquide in Germany
Air Liquide employs more than 4,000 people and serves
approximately 100,000 customers in Germany’s most important
industrial regions. It supplies a number of industries, such as the
aircraft, automotive, food and beverage, chemical, electronic, and
energy sectors, as well as the healthcare industry, and is very
active in the deployment of hydrogen energy projects.
Air Liquide’s commitment to
hydrogen
In full support of the 2015 Paris agreement, Air Liquide’s
commitments address the urgency of climate change and energy
transition, targeting carbon neutrality by 2050. As a pioneer in
hydrogen, the Group is convinced that hydrogen is a cornerstone of
the energy transition. In the past 50 years, the Group has
developed unique expertise enabling it to master the entire supply
chain, from production and storage to distribution, contributing to
the widespread use of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier for a wide
range of applications such as industrial usages and clean
mobility.
Air Liquide is committed to reaching several goals, investing
approximately 8 billion Euro in the low-carbon hydrogen full value
chain by 2035, and a total of 3 GW electrolysis capacity by
2030.
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with
approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry,
deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability -
with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at
the heart of its strategy. The company’s customer-centric
transformation strategy aims at profitable, regular and responsible
growth over the long term. It relies on operational excellence,
selective investments, open innovation and a network organization
implemented by the Group worldwide. Through the commitment and
inventiveness of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and
environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and
delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 20 billion euros in
2020. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange
(compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO STOXX 50 and
FTSE4Good indexes.
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