【Haichuan’s Insights from Abroad】German refineries convert excess wind energy into hydrogen energy
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A refinery in northern Germany hopes to convert excess wind energy into green hydrogen to replace natural gas and produce synthetic fuels for aviation. The project was developed by Raffinerie Heide and many partners, including power companies Orsted and EDF, as well as the industrial company ThyssenKrupp. The project is located in Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany; the 30-megawatt green hydrogen pilot project there could be expanded to 700 megawatts by 2030. Hydrogen will replace natural gas as a raw material for refinery operations, and it can also be used to produce synthetic kerosene for aviation.
The key to this project is to utilize the excess electricity generated by wind farms in the region. Schleswig-Holstein has a wind power capacity of around 6.6 gigawatts, the majority of which is located on land; both onshore and offshore wind power capacities are also increasing. If developed on a large scale, the project will be able to produce 100,000 tons of hydrogen per year.
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Is the principle that wind energy is converted into electrical energy, which is then used to electrolyze water to produce hydrogen?
Yes, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has a pilot-scale solar hydrogen production facility with a capacity of thousands of tons in Lanzhou.