Air Liquide recently announced two electrolyzer projects for the large-scale production of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen in Europe. The first project, ELYgator, is a 200 MW electrolyzer located in Maasvlakte (Rotterdam). The second project, still under study, would have a capacity of 250 MW and be located in the province of Zeeland (The Netherlands) as part of a joint venture between Air Liquide and TotalEnergies. Émilie Mouren-Renouard, Group Vice President overseeing Air Liquide’s operations in Europe, Africa, Middle-East, and India and a member of the Executive Committee, explains:
“The first, called the ELYgator project, represents a new milestone in the development of very large-capacity electrolyzers, following the Normand’Hy project in France. It is expected to significantly increase the Group’s renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production capacity, this time for the Netherlands and neighboring countries. With its 200 MW capacity, it will supply TotalEnergies’ industrial platform under a long-term contract, while also serving customers in the industrial and heavy mobility sectors in the region. Added to this is the planned creation of a joint venture, owned equally by Air Liquide and TotalEnergies, to develop another 250 MW electrolyzer in the province of Zeeland, in the Netherlands, to supply the TotalEnergies refinery.
Once completed, these two projects would represent a combined investment of more than one billion euros! Located in key industrial basins, these new large-scale electrolyzers will make a very tangible contribution to the energy transition in Europe”.
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