European Energy’s first green hydrogen plant is up and running

Danish renewables developer European Energy has officially opened its first green hydrogen facility in Måde, near Esbjerg, marking its first venture into large-scale hydrogen production using renewable energy.

Following the completion of the construction in June this year and the commissioning phase, the facility is now operational with the first electrolyzer supplied by the Danish company Stiesdal, European Energy revealed on October 28.

The company already plans to expand the facility with two electrolyzers, of which the next is expected to be installed in 2025.

Once all three electrolyzers are operational, the plant will have a total capacity of 12MW and an expected annual production of 1,500 metric tonnes of hydrogen.

The green hydrogen produced at the Måde facility will be supplied to Port Esbjerg and an industrial gases company, with excess heat generated from the hydrogen production process to be utilized by DIN Forsyning, the local heating utility in Esbjerg municipality.

Energy trading company Centrica was selected as the facility’s balancing and optimization partner, ensuring that energy usage and hydrogen production are efficiently managed to maximize output and minimize costs.

“This facility is just the beginning. Through the many learnings we have captured by designing, constructing and commissioning the plant, we will be able to reduce cost and time for future plants while improving project economics. And this is pivotal for helping to decarbonise industries that are hard to directly electrify,” said Emil Vikjær-Andresen, EVP and Head of Power-to-X at European Energy.

European Energy is currently in the commissioning phase of its Kassø green methanol facility, which is expected to produce the first green methanol by the end of 2024.

The Kassø Power-to-X facility will have the capacity to produce 32,000 tonnes of e-methanol a year for shipping industry players like Maersk.