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Hy2gen announces support for renewable hydrogen project from European Hydrogen Bank

This article was originally posted on Chemical Engineering Online.
Summary
Hy2gen Nordic AS, a subsidiary of Hy2gen AG, announced that its Albatros renewable hydrogen project has been selected for support by the European Hydrogen Bank, the EU’s financing instrument for the hydrogen value chain—signaling EU recognition of the project’s potential to advance Europe’s energy transition.

What outcomes or milestones would you want to see from Albatros and other EHB-backed projects to gauge real progress in Europe’s hydrogen economy?

Hy2gen Nordic AS, a subsidiary of the global renewable hydrogen producer Hy2gen AG (Weisbaden, Germany; www.hy2gen.com), announced yesterday that its Albatros renewable hydrogen project has been selected for support under the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB), an E.U. financing instrument for the hydrogen value chain. The support recognizes the project’s potential contribution to Europe’s energy transition, […]

The post Hy2gen announces support for renewable hydrogen project from European Hydrogen Bank appeared first on Chemical Engineering.

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pat
Jun 26 at 7:00 AM
Support is nice, but how do you plan to keep electrolyzers at high uptime with intermittent power, overbuild renewables, use grid firming, or buffer with storage like salt caverns instead of cycling them to death? Also curious about stack replacement intervals and utilities, DI water source, heat recovery, and oxygen offtake, since those swing OPEX more than the press releases do.
priyaraman_ie
Jun 27 at 11:00 AM
Is Albatros going PEM or alkaline, and how will they keep high utilization with variable renewables (buffer H2 storage, grid firming, or hybrid feed)? From a maintenance standpoint, iridium supply and stack replacement intervals can become the bottleneck; have they published targets for spare-stack inventory and service turnaround?
dee
Jun 29 at 4:00 PM
Is Albatros going PEM or alkaline, and what capacity factor are you modeling with Nordic wind? If you plan to chase intermittent power, you’ll need buffer storage and tight interlocks on start-stop and water quality; our PEM pilot chewed through stacks and compressor seals once cold starts hit 10+ per week.
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