Offshore renewable hydrogen soon a reality? COMMENTS
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The offshore electrolyser will be installed on the floating platform of GEPS Techno…. Lhyfe, a producer and supplier of green and renewable hydrogen for transport and industry, and Centrale Nantes, a French engineering school and research center, manage the SEM-REV (THeoREM) offshore test site.
The objective of Lhyfe and Centrale Nantes is to make offshore renewable hydrogen a reality, by demonstrating the reliability of an offshore electrolyser. This is a world first at a time when initiatives for the production of green hydrogen at sea are emerging throughout Europe.
In the study
DNV (accredited international registrar and a Norwegian classification society) will investigate the safety implications of the world's first offshore green hydrogen production facility.
DNV will lead the process safety study to identify key environmental, safety and operational risks for the world's first offshore hydrogen production facilities.
Located off the coast of Le Croisic, France, the green hydrogen production system is intended to be powered by electricity from a floating wind turbine, with an expected start date of 2022.
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As part of the design of the new facility, DNV experts will undertake workshops and technical sessions to identify and analyze key environmental, safety and operational risks associated with the project.
For Santiago Blanco, Executive Vice President and Regional Director Southern Europe, MEA and LATAM, Energy Systems, at DNV, "this is potentially a game-changing project, which we are happy to support during the FEED. Proving the safety of such activities, especially with new technologies, to gain acceptance and bring them closer to adoption, is vital for the industry and stakeholders.”
“Working with Lhyfe and Centrale Nantes to advance their ambitions is something we are happy to announce, as we believe green hydrogen at scale is the ultimate destination for the future of energy storage.”
Risks that will be investigated by DNV include floating barge, fuel cells and hydrogen production. A review of regulations and standards will also be part of the study.
Single process
The offshore electrolyser will be installed on GEPS Techno's floating platform and connected to the various marine renewable energy (MRE) sources available at the offshore test site, including the Floatgen floating wind turbine.
This unique production process emits only oxygen, no CO2 during operation. Centrale Nantes also provides its research resources and supports the various regulatory, experimental and logistical phases to ensure the success of the project.
Hydrogen is a unique, carbon-free energy carrier that can be used for long-term storage and heating applications.
By using electricity generated from renewable sources such as wind, the resulting energy carrier is “green” carbon-free hydrogen. The economically viable use of green hydrogen is made possible by the increasing penetration of wind and solar energy in the coming years.