The Hydrogen Stream To be Europe's Largest Green Hydrogen Project.

Utilities Tech Outlook | Wednesday, January 05, 2022

ArcelorMittal and Grupo Fertiberia aim to buy 6.6 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen to make steel, ammonia, and fertilizers

FREMONT, CA: HyDeal Spain will be the first industrial application of the HyDeal Ambition platform, which will provide renewable hydrogen for the manufacturing of green steel, green ammonia, and green fertilizers, as promised in 2021. The project was named the world's largest giga-scale renewable hydrogen project by IRENA. ArcelorMittal, a global steel firm, Enagás, a Spanish gas transmission system operator, Fertiberia, a Spanish chemical company, and DH2 Energy, a Madrid-based hydrogen company, are among the major sponsors. Production is likely to begin in 2025, with a total installed capacity of 9.5 GW of solar electricity and 7.4 GW of electrolyzers predicted by 2030. Over the next 20 years, ArcelorMittal and Grupo Fertiberia aim to buy 6.6 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen to make steel, ammonia, and fertilizers. HyDeal Espaa is the first concrete implementation of the 1.5 euro/kg green hydrogen system, said Thierry Lepercq, chairman of the joint venture and spokesperson for HyDeal Ambition. He also added that green hydrogen can now compete in both costs and volumes with coal, oil, and natural gas. However, the Spanish government has stated several times that the European Union should aim to avoid importing green hydrogen in the future, prioritizing domestic production.

Scientists from Japan's University of Tsukuba demonstrated a new method for identifying whether a hydrogen fuel cell's performance is impaired due to times of excess or inadequate water. The quantity of current generated may be monitored noninvasively using sensors that measure magnetic flux density, which can signify a problem. This discovery could lead to technology that improves the reliability of fuel cells while simultaneously lowering the carbon footprint of cars, according to a press statement from the university. The team put its system to the test with a five-fuel cell, air-cooled 50 W PEMFC stack. Sensors inserted inside cooling holes were used to measure the magnetic flux density. Brazil has established methods, criteria, and parameters for its first environmental permits for green hydrogen generation. Ceará's State Council was the driving force behind the development (Coema). The Morada do Sol - Usina de Geraço de Energia Solar Photovoltaic Complex, with a capacity of 277.35 MWp, was also approved. It will be built in the city of Aquiraz and will be promoted by a firm with the same name, but no additional information was released.