New Energies, new possibilities

Northern Sweden’s greensteel plant edges closer to 2026 start with record arrival of renewable hydrogen kits.

• Stegra will soon receive 740 MW of Thyssenkrupp Nucera electrolysers as part of its €6.5 bn [USD7.4 bn] green steel mill in Boden, slated to begin operations in 2026.
• The 37 alkaline modules, each delivering 20 MW, mark a pivotal step toward launching one of Europe’s largest hydrogen production sites, underpinning Stegra’s ambition to blend tradition with cutting‑edge decarbonisation.

Stegra’s CEO Henrik Henriksson confirmed yesterday that Thyssenkrupp Nucera will deliver 37 alkaline electrolysis modules, each rated at 20 MW, to the Boden site in “the coming weeks”. Together, these modules total 740 MW of capacity – the core of a plant feeding renewable hydrogen into a €6.5 bn [USD7.4 bn] green iron and steel complex slated to start operations in 2026.

Stegra highlighted the scale and significance of this equipment in its social media channels. “This is a big milestone for us and marks an important step for what will be one of the largest electrolysis plants globally,” the company stated, underscoring its ambition to blend established steelmaking techniques with large‑scale hydrogen production.

Each electrolyser skid measures 40 metres in length and 5 metres in width. The assembly of such giant modules takes place at Thyssenkrupp Nucera’s yard in Tarragona, Spain, where Stegra’s team recently toured the storage area. Once on site, all 37 units will be mounted across a 70 hectare plot between the existing power station and the direct‑reduction steel tower in Boden.

The forthcoming arrival of these modules follows months of groundwork on the plant itself. At full tilt, some 3,000 staff, contractors and consultants will converge daily to weave together the hydrogen train and the water‑gas separation units. “Spending most of my weeks at Boden site, where we are some 3000 people checking in every day,” added Henriksson, reflecting on the scale of the onsite effort.

Green hydrogen will feed into Stegra’s direct‑reduction reactors, replacing fossil gas or coal inputs. The output is expected to produce slab steel with a dramatically smaller carbon footprint than conventional blast‑furnace methods. The journey from module delivery to first hydrogen flow is set to be completed by 2026, cementing Boden’s role as a centerpiece of Europe’s low‑carbon steel ambitions.

Melding hydrogen into age‑old steelmaking underscores Stegra’s commitment to marrying industrial legacies with tomorrow’s decarbonisation demands, securing jobs, markets and innovation distinctly.

Source:FCW Team

A 3 MW green hydrogen plant will be built in Vilnius, Lithuania, under a full-scope EPC contract signed between MT Group, Vilnius Heat Networks, and Vilnius City Municipality. Valued at approximately €10 million, the project is scheduled to begin operations in the first half of 2026.

The facility will produce up to 3.45 million cubic metres of green hydrogen annually using water and electricity from renewable sources. The hydrogen will be used to fuel 16 public transport buses, replacing diesel-powered vehicles and reducing CO₂ emissions by an estimated 1,414 tonnes per year.

Up to 70% of the funding will be provided through European Union structural funds, with the remainder covered by the Vilnius City Municipality. The project is a key part of the city’s broader strategy to develop a sustainable urban transport system and reduce urban pollution.

“This project represents a pivotal milestone – it proves how strategic goals and a clear political vision can materialize into real, functional infrastructure,” said Mindaugas Zakaras, CEO of MT Group. “The plant in Vilnius will meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and technological efficiency. We believe it will become a benchmark for urban hydrogen solutions for the whole region. We are confident in this project’s success and believe that close collaboration with the skilled team at Vilnius Heat Networks will allow us to achieve even the most ambitious goals.”

Source:  Hydrogentechworld

Coralville, IA – SunHydrogen, Inc. (OTC: HYSR), the developer of innovative technologies for producing renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water, today announced that it has contracted The Process Group, LLC (TPG Engineers) for front-end engineering design of a >25-square-meter proof-of-concept hydrogen production pilot plant.

Building on SunHydrogen’s earlier multi-module 1m² demonstration, this pilot facility will deploy the company’s proprietary photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen panel technology at a significantly larger scale, marking its first pilot-scale hydrogen production system. The engineering design phase with TPG is expected to conclude by July 2025, with construction to commence shortly thereafter and the pilot plant targeted to be fully operational by the late Q4 2025. The demonstration plant will comprise approximately 15 or more interconnected PEC reactors, each with an active area of 1.92 m² and will serve as a critical test of SunHydrogen’s technology in real-world conditions.

The Process Group, a specialized engineering firm with deep expertise in chemical process design and mechanical systems, will support SunHydrogen with a comprehensive scope of work that includes:

• Integration of PEC modules with full balance-of-system infrastructure
• Design and management of fluid systems for electrolyte circulation
• Mechanical interconnections of system components
• Mechanisms for safe and effective gas handling of hydrogen and oxygen
• Completion of a Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) study to ensure compliance with all relevant safety protocols and engineering standards

“We are excited to partner with The Process Group as we move toward building our first large-area, pilot-scale PEC-based hydrogen production system,” said Tim Young, CEO of SunHydrogen. “While this engineering work is focused on our first pilot plant, its design will serve as the foundation for much larger hydrogen farms in the future. This collaboration brings us closer to realizing our vision of producing truly green hydrogen directly from sunlight and water, with minimal environmental impact and maximum efficiency.” Following this proof-of-concept, SunHydrogen envisions expanding to installations on the order of hundreds of square meters, consisting of many more PEC panels – effectively modular hydrogen panel farms.

“We at The Process Group are thrilled to collaborate with SunHydrogen on this groundbreaking project,” said John Reardon, CEO of The Process Group, LLC. “Our team is eager to apply our process design and integration expertise to SunHydrogen’s cutting-edge PEC technology. We are excited to help demonstrate a scalable, high-impact solution that paves the way for future large-scale renewable hydrogen production.”

About SunHydrogen, Inc.
SunHydrogen is developing breakthrough technologies to produce green hydrogen in a market that Goldman Sachs estimates to be worth $1 trillion + per year by 2050. Our patented SunHydrogen Panel technology, currently in development, uses sunlight and any source of water to produce low-cost green hydrogen. Like solar panels that produce electricity, our SunHydrogen Panels will produce green hydrogen. Our vision is to become a major technology supplier in the new hydrogen economy. By developing, acquiring and partnering with other critical technologies, we intend to enable a future of emission-free hydrogen production for all industrial applications such as fertilizer and petroleum refining as well as fuel cell applications for mobility and data centers.

Source:  FCW Team

Sungrow Hydrogen Launches the 300Nm³/h PEM Water Electrolyzer

During the Smart Energy Week 2024 H₂ & FC EXPO hosted in Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Center on 28th Feb, Sungrow Hydrogen has received extensive attention and praise with the world debut of its 300Nm³/h PEM water electrolyzer and the grand release of the flexible hydrogen production solution.

300Nm³/h PEM water electrolyzer debuts worldwide

The newly released 300Nm³/h PEM water electrolyzer from Sungrow Hydrogen not only breaks through the record of hourly hydrogen yield per PEM stack in the Chinese domestic market but also catches up with the international advanced level in a number of key indicators.

The operation pressure has reached up to 3.5MPa with the adaptation of Sungrow Hydrogen’s patented sailing structure, the original creation of the integrated structure and multi-functional flow channel design make the rated DC power consumption less than 4.15kwh/Nm³ H₂, the wide regulation range from 5% to 110%, and load regulation rate 10%/s shows significant advantages in scenarios that require higher dynamic performance adjustment. Furthermore, multi-gradient coating structures with better corrosion resistance have enhanced the designed lifetime of the product.

Hydrogen produced by Sungrow’s flexible green hydrogen production technology is world-renowned

In the current green hydrogen market, flexible green hydrogen production technology can better adapt to the fluctuations of PV and wind energy, maintain stable operation under a low power load, which has been applied in numerous centralized ALK hydrogen production scenarios as well as distributed PEM hydrogen production scenarios.

Sungrow Hydrogen creatively adjusts its own Intelligent Hydrogen Management System into dynamic scenarios, vividly deducing how the flexible green hydrogen production system powered by renewable energy can achieve “load with source” and “cluster control” under the working conditions of multiple scenarios and variable power so that it achieves optimal operation.

At this event, the leading flexible green hydrogen production technology and core competitiveness of the new-generation electrolyzer from Sungrow Hydrogen shining the international stage. Looking forward to the future, Sungrow Hydrogen will pursue innovation with keen determination and provide customers around the world with more powerful, flexible, green hydrogen production solutions that provide many benefits to business.

Source:  Hydrogencentral