The plant being developed by Unigel in Bahia, will be increased from 60MW to 240MW of water electrolysis.
H2 View understands the facility, set to be the first industrial-scale green hydrogen plant in Brazil, is planned to be delivered by the end of 2023.
In its first 60MW phase, the plant will utilise thyssenkrupp nucera standard electrolysers and has an initial capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year of green hydrogen and 60,000 tonnes per year of green ammonia.
The second phase, expected to go into operation by 2025, will see the quadrupling of production of green hydrogen and ammonia to 40,000 tonnes and 240,000 tonnes respectively.
Unigel revealed the plans to build Brazil’s ‘first’ green hydrogen plant in July last year (2022), announcing an investment of $120m.
Read more: Unigel announces $120m plans for Brazil’s ‘first’ green hydrogen plant
Roberto Noronha Santos, CEO of Unigel, claimed the green hydrogen and green ammonia produced will be offered to customers seeking to decarbonise their production chains, such as the steel industry, oil refineries and ammonia producers. The green ammonia is also expected to be used in Unigel’s value chain, as a raw material to produce fertilisers and acrylics.
Unigel shareholder Leo Slezynger stated last year that a consistent industry, benign weather conditions and strong domestic market will ensure Brazil is one of the ‘great hydrogen players.’
According to McKinsey, the world needs Brazil to decarbonise, not only because it is the seventh largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter in the world, but also because it is distinctly positioned to become a powerhouse in support of the global transition.
Read more: Brazil will be one of the ‘great hydrogen players’
Dr. Werner Ponikwar, CEO and Chairman of thyssenkrupp nucera, said, “Brazil has not only set ambitious climate protection plans, but is also implementing them. This includes consistently exploiting the opportunities offered by green hydrogen.
“With out technologies for the development of a hydrogen economy, we are making our contribution to paving the way for the green transformation.”
Last month, thyssenkrupp signed a contract to reserve large-scale electrolyser production with an unnamed European customer from ‘carbon-intensive’ industry.
H2 View understands the contract secures the customer the manufacturing of standardised 20MW electrolyser modules with large-scale capacity to build a production plant using green hydrogen to manufacture green products in Europe.
Read more: thyssenkrupp nucera reserves electrolyser production for European industrial customer
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