Neste and partners proceed to execution phase of the MultiPLHY project

The project started in early 2020 and since then the conceptual design has been completed while detailed engineering is being finalised. In the next phase, Neste will proceed with the construction works. In addition to Neste and Sunfire, the MultiPLHY consortium partners include CEA, a French public research organisation; Paul Wurth, an engineering company and technology provider; ENGIE, a global reference in low-carbon energy and services.

“As part of Neste’s growth strategy we continue to focus on innovation, in which renewable hydrogen and Power-to-X are two of our key development areas. Demonstrating green hydrogen production at our Rotterdam refinery within the MultiPLHY project is one of the initiatives enabling us to further drive the development of new sustainable technologies,” says Lars Peter Lindfors, Senior Vice President of Innovation at Neste.

Demonstrating the high-temperature electrolyser technology is an important step forward in the field of Power-to-X. In the scope of the project, electrolysis company, Sunfire, will supply the multi-megawatt electrolyser based on the SOEC (solid oxide electrolysis cell) technology, operating at high temperatures of 850°C. Due to the utilisation of heat, the high-temperature electrolyser requires significantly less electricity to produce 1 kg of green hydrogen.

The MultiPLHY project has received funding from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No 875123. This Joint Undertaking receives support from the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, Hydrogen Europe and Hydrogen Europe research.

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