The official kick-off meeting of the EU project “EPHYRA” for the construction and operation of an innovative hydrogen production plant took place on 22 September 2023 in Athens.
Greek Motor Oil presented an innovative system of green hydrogen production for the supply of its refinery facilities in Aghioi Theodoroi, Korinth and the broader region.
The ‘EPHYRA’ project, budgetted at 24.4 million euros (of which 18 million will be EU funds under the Clean Hydrogen Partnership), is expected to be approved in 2024 and scheduled to begin operations in 2026. The unit has a power of 30 MW with the aim to produce 4,500 tons of hydrogen annually. The green hydrogen unit will use renewable energy sources for its production.
‘EPHYRA’ will be implemented with the contribution of the National Center of Research & Technological Developmoent, the German Center of Aeronautics, the French company Enertime, Itainnova from Aragon, New Energy Coalition and SoluForce from Holland, Italy’s RINA Consulting, Envionmetrics, and Siemens Process Systems Engineering.
Photo of Motor Oil
Press release https://shorturl.at/qtyI3
