| Written by Mary Bailey
A year after the groundbreaking ceremony, electrolyzer manufacturer Sunfire has announced that Finland’s first industrial-scale electrolysis plant has been installed in Harjavarta. Project partners expect green hydrogen production in the second half of this year. A sales contract has already been signed.
The Harjabarta electrolysis plant represents a lighthouse hydrogen project in Europe. With the upcoming commissioning of his 20 MW pressurized alkaline electrolyzer in Sunfire, project developer His P2X Solutions will set a milestone towards the launch of a green hydrogen market in Finland.
said Herkko Plit, CEO of P2X Solutions. “This project has a number of intermediate milestones towards opening up Finland’s green hydrogen economy, and completing the installation of the electrolyser is of course an important step towards the completion of the entire project. There will be one.”
Green hydrogen is used in various applications in the chemical industry. To this end, German electrolyzer company Sunfire has also designed a pressurized alkaline plant for methanation to produce renewable synthetic methane from carbon dioxide and green hydrogen.
Last November, P2X Solutions entered into an offtake agreement with Danisco Sweeteners, a subsidiary of U.S.-based International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 1) Danisco Sweeteners uses green hydrogen at its factory in Kotka, Finland to reduce the CO2 emissions of its cars. Production of xylitol for the food industry.
Sunfire has successfully completed the installation of the pressurized alkaline electrolyzer and is preparing to commission the plant in the coming months. The first green hydrogen production at the Harjabalta plant is scheduled for the second half of this year. At full capacity, Finland’s first large-scale electrolyser will produce up to 400 kg of green hydrogen per hour using renewable energy from wind turbines.
Nils Aldag, CEO of Sunfire, points out: “Green hydrogen will play a key role in the transformation of the chemical sector. We are proud to be part of this pioneering project with P2X Solutions. The tank will be operated on an industrial scale and we are particularly pleased that our “Made in Europe” electrolysis technology can contribute to Finland’s energy history. We need more lighthouse projects like this, especially in Europe. ”
The Finnish government is supporting the project, with the Ministry of Economy and Employment and the Finnish Climate Fund providing a total of 36 million euros. P2X Solutions plans to invest a total of approximately 70 million euros.