The global push for large-scale clean hydrogen
By the end of 2025, the number of green hydrogen plants exceeding 100MW is expected to increase eightfold, writes James Moseley, Analyst at gasworld Intelligence.
By the end of 2025, the number of green hydrogen plants exceeding 100MW is expected to increase eightfold, writes James Moseley, Analyst at gasworld Intelligence.
Right now, green hydrogen doesn’t get larger than NEOM’s 2.2GW project in Oxagon – the industrial city located in the south of Saudi Arabia’s Project 2030 crown jewel development.
The hydrogen boom of 2021–22 may have been fuelled by ambition, but its future will be determined by pragmatism.
Hysata’s electrolysers significantly boost efficiency, increasing from 75% in existing commercial models to 95%, achieving an energy consumption of just 41.5 kWh per kilogram of hydrogen.
While Oman’s hydrogen ambitions are bold and well-structured, the real challenge lies in execution.
GWGI’s H2 Intelligence reports that Air Products plans to introduce more than 1.4mtpa of clean hydrogen by 2033 – ahead of Linde and Air Liquide at 0.72 mtpa and 0.59 mtpa, respectively.
“Precise material selection ensures optimal performance and reliability in these demanding environments.”
HySights says one key reason for slow project realisation is a “lack of typical risk metrics like a market price, leading to uncertainty and a lack of confidence in new energy investment and offtake decisions.”
From 2030, ACWA Power will deliver up to 200,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually to Europe through a Memorandum of Understanding with SEFE.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to identify points of difference between many of the ‘standard’ players, writes Stephen B. Harrison of sbh4 consulting.
