Work is set to begin this month on a USD 5 billion project to produce green hydrogen at Saudi Arabia’s futuristic Neom mega-development. When complete in 2026, the plant will be the world’s biggest producer of hydrogen from renewable sources.The plant is being built by Pennsylvanian company Air Products, which agreed a deal for the scheme in July 2020. This envisaged a system that will use some 4GW of wind and solar electricity to produce more than 650 tonnes of hydrogen a day from 120 Thyssenkrupp electrolysers, each about 40m long. The hydrogen will be made in the form of ammonia, which is easier to transport than hydrogen in its liquid form.So far, site preparation work has been in progress, and this will give way to building in the next few days.
Work is set to begin this month on a USD 5 billion project to produce green hydrogen at Saudi Arabia’s futuristic Neom mega-development. When complete in 2026, the plant will be the world’s biggest producer of hydrogen from renewable sources.The plant is being built by Pennsylvanian company Air Products, which agreed a deal for the scheme in July 2020. This envisaged a system that will use some 4GW of wind and solar electricity to produce more than 650 tonnes of hydrogen a day from 120 Thyssenkrupp electrolysers, each about 40m long. The hydrogen will be made in the form of ammonia, which is easier to transport than hydrogen in its liquid form.So far, site preparation work has been in progress, and this will give way to building in the next few days.
