Orsted made the final investment decision in the H2RES project in Copenhagen. This is where the production of hydrogen in an electrolyser powered by electricity from wind farms will begin this year. The Danes emphasize in the communication that thus they are starting a new era in the development of renewable energy sources.
– We see green hydrogen and other sustainable fuels as cornerstones on the way to the 2050 net-zero emissions target, and the H2RES project will be a lesson on how to turn ambitious European green hydrogen targets into industrial success. If a legal framework is in place to encourage a move away from fossil fuels, renewable hydrogen could decarbonise transport and heavy industry, which would be synonymous with creating a world that runs entirely on green energy, says Martin Neubert, CEO of Orsted Offshore.
As the company points out, offshore wind farms seem to be suitable for the production of hydrogen. The H2RES project aims to show how to optimally set up an electrolysis process with offshore wind turbine generation.
The electrolyser used in the pilot will have a capacity of 2 MW and will produce about a ton of hydrogen every day, which will be used to power vehicles moving in the Copenhagen region. The device will be powered by energy from two 3.6 MW offshore wind farms, located near the combined heat and power plant, in the Avedore district of Copenhagen.