The new electrolyser, to be called ‘Trailblazer’, is expected to be operational by the end of 2023.
It will have an initial capacity of 20MW and may be increased to 30MW at a later stage. It will be powered by Statkraft’s onshore wind farms in Germany to a total installed capacity of 45MW starting in 2024 for three years.
The PPA will allow Air Liquide to certify the hydrogen as renewable, so its customers will be able to market products with a lower carbon footprint.
Air Liquide said the electrolyser will be integrated into its existing infrastructure in the Rhine-Ruhr-valley. It will supply key industries and the transport sector with renewable hydrogen and oxygen at industrial scale.
Gilles Le Van, vice-president large industries and energy transition for Air Liquide Central Europe, said that securing access to renewable energy is a key element of Air Liquide’s decarbonisation and sustainable development strategy.
“It allows us to meet the growing demand from our customers for competitive low-carbon solutions,” he said.
Sascha Schröder, vice-president central European origination at Statkraft, said this was his company’s first green PPA enabling the production of renewable hydrogen.
“This is an important basis for the transformation of industrial processes in order to permanently reduce the CO2 emissions of industrial companies in Germany,” he added.
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