Exolum has started the world’s first project to transport and store green hydrogen on a commercial scale in existing oil infrastructure using liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC). The project is being carried out in Immingham, the UK’s largest freight port.
LOHCs are organic compounds that can absorb and release hydrogen through chemical reactions and can therefore be used as a safe means of storing and transporting hydrogen in liquid form.
Exolum sees the project as utilising its existing infrastructure to accelerate a speedier, more flexible and more efficient growth of the hydrogen market. This approach will allow a more targeted approach to the development of hydrogen infrastructure, ensuring that storage is located in areas closer to the points of expected demand, such as ports or industrial areas.
Ignacio Casajús, Exolum’s global strategy and growth lead comments: ‘The project we have launched proposes a realistic, safe and cheap formula for distributing green hydrogen that is in line with existing demand. In this way, we avoid developing new infrastructure by using our logistics network, one of the most efficient in the world.’
