The Hydrogen Stream: Advait Energy Transitions signs green hydrogen offtake MoU with Haryana City Gas Distribution

Advait Energy Transitions will set up a 2,000 mtpa green hydrogen plant on a turnkey basis and provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services for the plant for one year from commissioning.

January 23, 2025 Uma Gupta and Sergio Matalucci

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Advait Energy Transitions (formerly Advait Infratech) has entered into a green hydrogen off-take Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Haryana City Gas Distribution (Bhiwadi) Ltd. It will set up a 2,000 mtpa green hydrogen plant on a turnkey basis and provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services for the plant for one year from commissioning. Supplies of 15 MW alkaline electrolysers and balance-of-plant (BOP) system for the green hydrogen plant also falls under its scope of work. Advait will also provide consultancy cum advisory services for usage of green hydrogen (produced from the project set up) for various industrial as well as commercial purposes.

Industry body India Hydrogen Alliance has urged the government to allocate an additional $2.5 billion for the National Green Hydrogen Mission in addition to the $2.3 billion already allocated. Under National Green Hydrogen Mission, regions capable of supporting large-scale production and/or utilization of hydrogen are to be identified and developed as Green Hydrogen Hubs to allow pooling of resources and achievement of scale.
IH2A said the additional funds will be essential for supporting demand-side incentives to encourage green hydrogen offtake, capital expenditures for hydrogen infrastructure development, and hydrogen hub development.

Algeria, Austria, Germany, Italy, and Tunisia have signed a declaration to develop the Southern Hydrogen Corridor, a 3,500 km to 4,000 km project to transport hydrogen from North Africa to Europe via converted gas pipelines, with Tunisia and Algeria planning large-scale hydrogen production. “The Southern Hydrogen Corridor is one of the largest and most important renewable energy projects of our time,” said Philipp Nimmermann, Germany’s state secretary for economic affairs and climate protection.

Sungrow Hydrogen has agreed to supply ACME Group with water electrolysis systems for its 320 MW green ammonia project in Oman. The Chinese company said it will begin production in 2026 with a daily output of 300 tons, and will deliver the equipment by 2025.

Höegh Evi has signed a memorandum of understanding with SEFE Securing Energy for Europe to assess the technical and commercial feasibility of supplying clean hydrogen to Germany via ammonia-based corridors. The analysis will cover ammonia sourcing, shipping, and delivery to floating terminals where it will be converted to hydrogen for SEFE’s customers through Germany’s core hydrogen grid. Höegh Evi said the partnership will also explore potential sites for floating ammonia-to-hydrogen terminals along Germany’s Baltic and North Sea coasts and other European locations.

ArcelorMittal Poland has commissioned hydrogen furnaces at its Krakow plant, investing PLN 52 million ($12.8 million) to eliminate ammonia from the annealing process and reduce its duration. This shift has led to lower natural gas and electricity consumption. Kamil Kaczmarek, maintenance manager and technical leader of the project, noted that the new hydrogen furnaces are the first of their kind in Poland and the ArcelorMittal Group in Europe.

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