ANDRITZ to conduct FEED studies for green hydrogen plant in Finland
Published by Bella Weetch,
Editorial Assistant
Global Hydrogen Review,
Koppö Energia of Finland has selected ANDRITZ to perform the FEED for a large-scale plant to produce green hydrogen. This order is a milestone in ANDRITZ’s strategy to become one of the world’s leading industrial partners for large-scale green hydrogen production plants.
The plant, with a capacity of 200 MW, will be built in Kristinestad, Finland, as part of a Power-to-X project. The customer, Koppö Energia, is a joint venture (JV) of Germany-based Prime Capital, an asset manager specialising in alternative energy projects, and CPC Finland, a subsidiary of project developer and green power producer, CPC Germania.
The FEED provided by ANDRITZ will include the complete hydrogen plant, incorporating the alkaline electrolyser technology of HydrogenPro. Based on the design, the JV intends to place the order for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the green hydrogen production plant at the beginning of 2024.
CEO, Joachim Schönbeck, said: “Green hydrogen will play an essential role in the clean energy transition. We are very happy to have received our first order in this sector and confident that – based on our long track record of implementing large-scale projects – we can contribute to making this project a success.”
“We conducted a diligent selection process before awarding the FEED agreements for our energy transition project. ANDRITZ convinced us with their comprehensive solution and system integration expertise,” said Thomas Zirngibl, Board Member, Koppö Energia Oy.
The hydrogen in Kristinestad will be produced using renewable energy – mainly wind power. Up to 500 MW of wind and 100 MW of photovoltaic (PV) power will be developed under the Koppö Energy Cluster to supply the green hydrogen plant with electricity.
Hydrogen produced from renewable sources is considered a virtually carbon-free energy carrier, making it a vital component in combating climate change. The plan for the green hydrogen produced in Kristinestad is to process it into sustainable liquefied synthetic methane (SLSM) for fueling heavy transport in a sustainable way.
In general, green hydrogen and its derivates are expected to replace fossil fuels on a large scale in the future, especially in energy-intensive, hard-to-abate industries such as steel, cement and chemical, as well as transport by ships and trucks.
Read the article online at: https://www.globalhydrogenreview.com/hydrogen/26072023/andritz-to-conduct-feed-studies-for-green-hydrogen-plant-in-finland/
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