Industry Update
Accelera inaugurates new electrolyzer factory in Spain On 3 October , Accelera™ by Cummins inaugurated its new electrolyzer manufacturing plant in Guadalajara , Castilla-La Mancha , Spain . The plant has the capacity to produce 500 MW of the company ’ s HyLYZER ® 1000 PEM electrolyzers annually , scalable to more than 1 GW per year in the future , and is expected to create 150 highly skilled jobs in the region .
The 260,000-square-foot facility is designed with advanced , energy-efficient features and produces up to 70 % of its energy demand on site . It has 3,000 rooftop solar panels that supply zero-emissions energy , 100 geothermal points for renewable heating and cooling , and 300 skylights that provide natural light throughout the plant . Additionally , a rainwater harvesting system collects water for garden irrigation and facility needs . The plant also has enhanced safety measures , pulse assembly , and a state-of-the-art hydrogen detection system .
Yara opens new ammonia import terminal in Brunsbüttel , Germany On 2 October , Yara International officially opened its new ammonia import terminal in Brunsbüttel , Germany . Strategically located on the North Sea and Kiel Canal , the terminal can handle up to three million tonnes of lowemission ammonia imports annually , equivalent to 530,000 tonnes of hydrogen .
With its significant import capacity , the terminal will play a crucial role in facilitating the German hydrogen strategy and contributing to the country ’ s energy transition . It will also serve as a vital hub for Europe ’ s hydrogen economy .
The ammonia can be delivered directly from the terminal to the point of use , where it could be cracked to low-emission hydrogen . The competitiveness of German industry , not least in steel and chemicals , can only be maintained through decarbonization . This can be achieved by cracking low-emission ammonia to hydrogen , for which significant quantities of ammonia will be needed .
Low-emission ammonia has key advantages that makes it attractive as a decarbonization product in hard-to-abate sectors . This includes traditional ammonia uses such as fertilizers , but also new applications such as a lowemission shipping fuel , emission cuts for refineries , power generation , and as a hydrogen carrier .
4 Hydrogen Tech World | Issue 18 | October 2024