IREM SpA’s Res Integra SRL has partnered with Ohmium Worldwide Inc. to assemble a 4-megawatt (MW) electrolyzer in an industrial space of Siracusa, which Res Integra mentioned is among the largest petrochemical websites in Europe.
Newark, California-based electrolyzer developer Ohmium will provide a manufacturing system with a capability of 700 metric tons a 12 months. The PEM electrolyzer is deliberate to be shipped this 12 months, Ohmium mentioned in a press launch.
The plant, which can use solar energy, will help efforts to decarbonize Sicily’s business and transport, Ohmium mentioned.
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“We sought superior electrolyzer know-how that was environment friendly, cost-effective, and fast to ship”, commented Dario Niciforo, managing director of Res Integra. “We explored a number of choices, however Ohmium’s hyper-modular, simply scalable options and expedient supply timeline made the selection clear for us”.
Ohmium mentioned, “The modular models function built-in superior energy electronics enabling fast dynamic ramping, important for pairing with intermittent renewable vitality”.
“Constructing on Ohmium’s success delivering comparable tasks in Central and Southern Europe, we knew we might meet Res Integra’s technical necessities, even on an accelerated timeline”, mentioned Ohmium chief government Arne Ballantine.
The venture “leads us in the direction of the development of inexperienced vitality vegetation consistent with the targets of the European financial group”, mentioned IREM chief government Giovanni Musso. IREM is a design, building, provide and upkeep contractor within the oil, fuel, energy and chemical sectors.
The European Union goals to succeed in 10 million metric tons of hydrogen manufacturing capability by 2030.
Just lately the European Fee accomplished a second public sale beneath the European Hydrogen Financial institution, a financing platform to scale up the renewable hydrogen worth chain within the EU and associate international locations.
The public sale was oversubscribed by over 4 occasions with about 6.3 gigawatts (GW) of venture proposals asking for over EUR 4.8 billion ($5.2 billion), the Fee mentioned in a press release March 7.
“Over ten years, these tasks would produce greater than 7.3 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen”, the Fee mentioned. “On a yearly foundation, this may cowl 7 p.c of the EU’s REPowerEU ambition for home renewable hydrogen manufacturing in 2030”.
Profitable bidders will obtain a hard and fast premium per kilogram of renewable hydrogen produced over a interval of as much as 10 years. “The premium, for which venture promoters bid within the public sale, covers the hole between the price of manufacturing and the worth patrons are at present prepared to pay for renewable hydrogen”, the Fee mentioned.
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