In Buléon, Lhyfe aims to have 3GW of installed capacity by 2030 and the capability to produce up to two tonnes per day (5MW) of renewable green hydrogen.
Lhyfe Bretagne, part of the VHyGO project, is set to be operational by the second half of 2023, intending to supply hydrogen for transport and industrial processes of regional companies.
The hydrogen produced will be used for local uses, by electrolysis of water using resources and energy sourced nearby.
Lorient Agglomération has outlined its green hydrogen needs and will be the first area in Brittany to benefit from the hydrogen produced at the site.
Under the Great West Hydrogen Valley Initiative (VHyGO), Lhyfe Bretagne will supply two refuelling stations operated by HyGO in the Lorient area, one at the Lorient bus depot and the other for maritime purposes.
The project will be constructed on a plot of land approximately 6,800sqm and adjacent to a wind farm.
Maud Augeai, Director of Territorial Development France at Lhyfe, said, “The VHyGO project, which aims to democratise access to green and renewable hydrogen in the west of France region, is a formidable vector for accelerating the sector.”
The VHyGO initiative states that two passenger transport boats (Transrades) could be powered by the clean and local energy in the Lorient conurbation, which will be a ‘first’ in France, and it will also power 19 buses.
Lorient Agglomération aims for its fleet to be made up entirely of clean vehicles in 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The company states 80% of its bus fleets will have BioGNV engines and 20% renewable hydrogen fuel cell engines and hydrogen-powered sea buses.
Fabrice Loher, President of Lorient Agglomération and Mayor of Lorient, said, “This transition is necessary to achieve energy sobriety, and even sovereignty, for our area.
“This year will see the deployment of an integrated local renewable hydrogen chain, from production to use, including research and development, innovation and training.”
Pierre Bouédo, Mayor of Buléon, added, “The central location of Buléon will allow the whole region to gain in energy independence and to pursue the transition that is needed and our citizens expect from us.”
Last year, Lhyfe launched the ‘world’s first’ offshore green hydrogen site in Saint-Nazaire, France, set to start industrial deployment from 2024.
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