Air Liquide, DLVA and ENGIE Are Entering Into an Ambitious Partnership to Produce Green Hydrogen on an Industrial Scale
13 Novembre 2019 - 11:00AM
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Air Liquide (Paris:AI), the Durance, Luberon, Verdon urban
area (DLVA) and ENGIE are signing a cooperation agreement to
develop the “HyGreen Provence” project which aims at producing,
storing and distributing green hydrogen.
Initiated in 2017, “HyGreen Provence” will make it possible to
develop and validate the technico-economic conditions for the
production of 1,300 GWh of solar electricity, equivalent to the
annual residential consumption of about 450,000 people, together
with the production of renewable hydrogen on an industrial scale
through water electrolysis. The project will be developed in
several stages with the first deliverables envisaged by the end of
2021 and a possible final step in 2027. Eventually, several tens
of thousands of metric tons of renewable hydrogen could be produced
in this way every year to meet a very broad spectrum of
uses.
The DLVA urban area, which comprises 25 municipalities and
65,000 inhabitants, has considerable advantageous resources for
this project, including one of France’s most favourable levels of
sunshine (an average of 1,450 hours per year), substantial land
availability and the presence of a salt cavity storage site able to
accommodate the large-scale centralised production of renewable
hydrogen.
Air Liquide and ENGIE, partners committed to the development
of hydrogen solutions, have decided to join forces in the project,
alongside the DLVA urban area, by combining their
strengths:
- Air Liquide’s expertise in the field of hydrogen, spanning
across the entire value chain, from production until final usage,
and which includes in particular low-carbon production technologies
including electrolysis
- ENGIE’s expertise in the implementation of zero-carbon
solutions for its industrial customers and the regions, solutions
that are based on fully renewable energy sources including hydrogen
and incorporate the entire value chain (production, storage,
distribution)
- And the commitment of the DLVA urban area to support the
development of a project of a scale and nature unprecedented in
France
This hydrogen will serve various uses with regards to
mobility, energy and industry, both locally and regionally. As
far as mobility is concerned, hydrogen can power all types of
vehicle from light motor cars to buses, utility vehicles and
trucks. On the energy front, the project plans to provide heat and
cooling for an urban eco-district. Lastly, hydrogen can be used in
industrial processes that will benefit the entire region.
The signature of this innovative public-private partnership has
been made possible by the involvement of many stakeholders
committed to the zero-carbon transition. It is fully aligned with
the regional initiative being undertaken by DLVA and will
contribute most substantially to the development of the hydrogen
sector in France.
Guy Salzgeber, Executive Vice President and member of the
Air Liquide Group Executive Committee supervising Industrial
Merchant, Hydrogen and Innovation, said: “We are pleased to
contribute to this flagship project, which will demonstrate, in
France, on an industrial scale, the key role that hydrogen will
play in the energy transition. For more than 40 years, the Group
has developed a unique know-how in the field of hydrogen. With
expertise in all production technologies—including electrolysis—the
Group is now a leading player in the world with regards to
low-carbon hydrogen energy production. This project is in line with
the Group's climate strategy, the most ambitious in its
sector.”
Bernard Jeanmet-Péralta, the President of DLVA, said:
“First and foremost, HyGreen Provence is an ambitious and
innovative regional project. It will embrace all those desiring
consultation and dialogue, particularly the National Parks in
Verdon and Luberon. We are involved in the dynamic that is the
'Vallée des Énergies' together
with partners such as the Iter project, the Cadarache CEA,
Géomethane and hydroelectricity in Durance. We are thereby
contributing to the energy transition in France along with leading
industrialists which, through their respective expertise, bring
credibility and viability to the requirement for zero carbon
emissions.”
Gwenaëlle Avice-Huet, ENGIE’s Executive Vice President in
charge of Renewables, said: “Entering into the partnership
heralds a ground-breaking alliance between large industrial groups
in France, and a local authority, that will accelerate the
emergence of massive renewable hydrogen production projects in
France. ENGIE is convinced of the importance of renewable hydrogen
in providing “zero carbon as a service” solutions to industrial
customers and the regions.”
Air Liquide’s commitment to hydrogen
energy In the past 50 years, Air Liquide has developed
unique expertise enabling it to master the entire hydrogen supply
chain, from production and storage to distribution and the
development of applications for end users, thus contributing to the
widespread use of hydrogen as a clean energy source, for mobility
in particular. Air Liquide has designed and installed more than 120
stations around the world to date. Hydrogen is an alternative to
meet the challenge of clean transportation and thus contributes to
the improvement of air quality. Used in a fuel cell, hydrogen
combines with oxygen in the air to produce electricity, emitting
only water. It does not generate any pollution at the point of use:
zero greenhouse gases, zero particles and zero noise. Hydrogen
provides a concrete response to the challenges posed by sustainable
mobility and local pollution in urban areas.
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A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with
approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3.6 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry,
deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability. The
company’s customer-centric transformation strategy aims at
profitable growth over the long term. It relies on operational
excellence, selective investments, open innovation and a network
organization implemented by the Group worldwide. Through the
commitment and inventiveness of its people, Air Liquide leverages
energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and
digitization, and delivers greater value to all its
stakeholders.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to 21 billion euros in 2018 and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris
stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO
STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
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