Air Liquide has announced two large-scale electrolyser projects to produce renewable and low-carbon hydrogen in Europe. The first project, ELYgator, an Air Liquide 200MW electrolyser, will supply both TotalEnergies’ industrial platform and other European industrial and heavy-duty mobility needs, leveraging already secured renewable electricity from two offshore windfarms. In addition, Air Liquide and TotalEnergies announce the creation of a joint venture to develop a 250MW electrolyser to supply the Zeeland refinery site.
Upon completion, these two projects would represent a combined investment of more than €1 billion and enable the avoidance of up to 500,000 tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions per year, strengthening Air Liquide’s undisputed technological leadership for decarbonising Europe industry and mobility.
Air Liquide projects to build, own and operate a 200MW electrolyser in Maasvlakte, Rotterdam, Netherlands. With an estimated production of up to 23,000 tons of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen annually, the project will notably supply TotalEnergies’ industrial platform through a long term contract. In addition, thanks to its existing hydrogen pipeline network, Air Liquide will also be able to serve additional Dutch and Belgian customers with industrial and heavy-duty mobility needs. Air Liquide will leverage renewable power production from TotalEnergies’ share of OranjeWind windfarm as well as Power Purchase Agreements with Vattenfall from the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore wind farm off the Dutch coast.
Emilie Mouren-Renouard, member of the Air Liquide Executive Committee, says: ‘Flagship projects such as the ones we are announcing today, will play a key role in reducing emissions, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors such as industry and heavy mobility. We are proud to lead the way on European renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production, and to accompany TotalEnergies in their journey to decarbonising their industrial assets. These two projects will complete the five Air Liquide low carbon units already in operation or construction in Europe. This illustrates our capacity to offer concrete solutions to our customers, to reach our carbon neutrality ambition by 2050, and to support Europe’s leadership ambition towards decarbonised growth. It also demonstrates the ability of Air Liquide to develop solid business models in the energy field of low carbon hydrogen.’
