Norwegian Hydrogen and Provaris Energy have extended their collaboration and will explore the development of hydrogen export facilities in the Nordics.
The two companies will utilise findings from the FjordH2 project completed last year (2023) for the project, utilising locally available renewable energy to produce hydrogen for shipment into European ports.
Export facilities will be strategically located in areas with grid connections and power supplies, and facilitate the construction of electrolysers and hydrogen compression solutions linked to export jetties. H2 View understands Provaris’ H2Neo carriers will transport the hydrogen with the H2Leo barge serving as a storage solution.
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The partnership will select sites for further pre-feasibility studies this year (2024), focusing on export logistics and safety, environmental and regulatory aspects.
“While we develop a comprehensive network for production sites and distribution infrastructure across the entire Nordic region, we have also identified several sites with significant export potential,” commented Jens Berge, CEO of Norwegian Hydrogen.
“While such locations could also be used to produce other derivatives such as e-methanol or green ammonia, we strongly believe that is the end demand is for gaseous hydrogen, nothing would be better than to avoid going via a derivative solely for transportation purposes.”
Martin Carolan, Managing Director and CEO of Provaris, added, “This partnership can accelerate development sites that will leverage Provaris’ downstream activities for supply of green hydrogen to German utilities who are seeking regional volumes of green hydrogen.”
The two companies announced plans for a 270MW green hydrogen production facility in Norway last year. The facility is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by over 500,000 tonnes annually.
Read more:Norwegian Hydrogen and Provaris reveal 270MW hydrogen plant plans
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