Technology companies in Europe and China have embarked on a race to develop and commercialise electrolysers to produce hydrogen as a fuel for industry and power generation. Though China can make the cheapest electrolysers, Europe leads on lean hydrogen technologies. Competition is rife, and set to improve project economics.
Xodus Group has been selected by Infinite Blue Energy (IBE) to carry out phase one work for the $300 million Arrowsmith Hydrogen Project, Australia’s first large-scale 100% green hydrogen plant. Situated 320km north of Perth, the 152 MW plant will produce 25,866 kg of hydrogen a day once operational in 2022.
Hanwha Energy has announced completion of the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell power plant that generates electricity from waste hydrogen. Built at a cost of $212.4 million, the 50 MW power plant makes use of waste hydrogen left over from the Daesan petrochemical complex to generate 400,000 megawatt-hours of electricity.