Medlem af Brintbranchen, Nel, har underskrevet et letter of intent om at levere 40-50 MW elektrolyse til Statkraft.
Nel skal levere elektrolyse til Statkraft
Nel og Statkraft har underskrevet et letter of intent, der tilkendegiver, at Nel skal levere 40-50 MW elektrolyse. Den grønne brint skal bruges i stålproduktionen hos Celsa Ameringsstål AS ved Mo Industripark i Norge. Brintproduktionen forventes at være i drift i 2023.
Lige nu er den brint, der bruges i processen fossil, og de årlige CO2-emissioner er ca. 100.000 tons. En omstilling til grøn brint kan reducere emissionerne fra stålproduktionen med 60%. Mo Industripark har identificeret flere industrielle muligheder for grøn brint, og forventer at øge deres elektrolysekapacitet ad flere omgange frem mod 2030.
I forbindelse med offentliggørelsen af samarbejdet udtalte Nels CEO, Jon André Løkke, i en pressemeddelelse:
“Through our electrolyser scale-up program we have not only identified ways to manufacture our alkaline electrolysers more efficiently, we have also identified a number of measures which can be implemented to improve the electrolyser performance even beyond today’s industry leading standard. There is no better way of demonstrating such improvements than through realizing an actual large-scale project, and we are very proud that the leading energy company Statkraft wants to work together with us on this.”
Bjørn Holsen, Head of New Business hos Statkraft, venter sig meget af samarbejdet:
“We’re happy to be involved in such an important project, where we can start building hydrogen as an important future business-line for Norway and Statkraft and cut CO2-emissions from the Norwegian industry significantly, by utilizing our renewable power. As a development project, it will require support for technology development and commercialisation to be realised. The project is well positioned for the so-called ‘Important projects of common European interest’ program in the EU, and will support Norway’s hydrogen efforts going forward.”
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