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ABB has teamed up with industrial green hydrogen firm Lhyfe and renewable energy developer Skyborn to realize and optimise the SoutH2Port hydrogen project in Sweden.
The new hydrogen production plant, operated by Lhyfe and Skyborn, will be located in the municipality of Söderhamn, which is about 250 kilometres north of Sweden’s capital Stockholm.
It will be connected to Skyborn’s 1GW offshore wind farm in nearby Storgrundet and when fully operational, it is expected to produce about 240 tonnes of hydrogen per day, with an installed capacity of 600MW.
As part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the companies, ABB will optimise the integration of hydrogen and electricity production across the entire ecosystem including automation, electrical and digital technologies and drive the development of scalable, commercial energy transition projects in and around the region.
The aim is to explore opportunities to tie-in Power-to-X conversion technologies turning renewably sourced electricity into carbon-neutral energy carriers, such as hydrogen, and storing the energy for later use.
“This collaboration is a key part of our strategy in both the hydrogen and offshore wind markets,” said Brandon Spencer, President of ABB Energy Industries. “Creating a seamless supply chain, through partnerships such as these, is essential to accelerate the energy transition. Hydrogen plays a crucial role in helping achieve the world’s climate goals when it comes to decarbonizing the industrial and transportation sectors.”
SoutH2port will support the decarbonisation of the Swedish energy system, either directly with hydrogen supply or by further downstream production of refined fuels such as methanol, sustainable aviation fuel or ammonia.
