Wednesday 6 May 2020

ENGIE joins forces with consortium to decarbonise bio-refinery in Rotterdam

ENGIE has joined forces with a consortium to deliver what is claimed to be the first multi-megawatt high-temperature electrolyser that generates renewable hydrogen to produce high-quality biofuels.

The facility is expected to reach a 960-tonne production of renewable hydrogen by the end of 2024 - cutting the emission of approximately 8,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The project located in Rotterdam, with a power input of 2.6MW and a hydrogen production capacity of 60 kilogrammes per hour, has already landed €6.9 million (£6m) of European Commission funding.

The consortium consists of Neste, the French research organisation CEA, the plant builder Paul Wurth and the cleantech company Sunfire.