Fertiglobe, with its partners in a project to build a 100 megawatts (MW) electrolyzer to produce green hydrogen as a feedstock for green ammonia in Egypt, have selected Latham, New York-based Plug Power as the electrolysis technology provider for the project, OCI NV said on Nov. 24.
Fertiglobe, the Middle Eastern joint venture partnership between OCI NV and Abu Dhabi’s state-energy company ADNOC, is partnering with Norway-based renewable power producer Scatec ASA and Egypt’s Sovereign Fund to develop the electrolyzer to produce up to 90,000 mt/y of green ammonia at EBIC in Ain Sokhna (GM Oct. 15 p. 32).
“The 100 MW PEM (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane) electrolyzer will be the largest independently owned facility globally when it comes online and is the first phase in Fertiglobe’s green ammonia strategy,” said OCI, adding that Egypt is an ideal location to produce green hydrogen given its unique renewables profile with strong solar and wind loads, as well as its proximity to markets with a hydrogen deficit.
In its statement last month announcing the project and the partnership deal, OCI put the proposed capacity of the electrolyzer at between 50-100 MW.
Under the partnership agreement, Scatec will build, operate, and majority own the facility, and EBIC will use green hydrogen as a supplementary feedstock for the production of up to 90,000 mt/y of green ammonia under a long term offtake agreement, OCI said.
The final investment decision for the project is expected in 2022, and start-up is targeted for 2024.