EDP has already finalized the feasibility analyzes of its BEHYOND project, which aims to produce green hydrogen from offshore wind energy
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to produce green hydrogen on the high seas through offshore wind energy? It's possible! This was the conclusion of the first phase of the project led by EDP, BEHYOND, in consortium with TechnipFMC, WavEC, CEiiA and the Norwegian University USN.
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EDP says that offshore wind energy production will grow in this decade
After approximately six months, EDP's BEHYOND project finalizes the technical-economic feasibility analyzes for generating green hydrogen from offshore wind energy, that is, on the high seas, where wind resources are greater, according to the company in a statement.
In this phase, which had European funds as support due to the innovative nature of the research, an analysis of various configurations was created for an offshore green hydrogen generation module, where electrolysis is carried out using electricity that is generated by offshore wind farms, according to those responsible for the EDP project.
According to the company, offshore wind energy production is expected to grow significantly by 2030 and the BEHYOND project proves that there is great potential to have a double production of renewable energy in the same place, creating synergies in infrastructure, network points and energy transport cables to the “solid land”.
EDP project will be viable with investments from other companies
According to EDP, the configuration studied in the project can be installed all over the world, generating and transferring green hydrogen on a large scale. This technological development is a pioneer in the growth of the fuel value chain in the context of a blue economy and could be the solution for expanding the competitiveness of offshore wind farms.
The first phase of the company's project concluded that economic viability will be achieved with advances in the green hydrogen value chain and industry and, in addition, through investments by companies that are positioning themselves in the market, complemented by funds to support innovation.
Increased demand for renewable energies will make the project viable
According to EDP, another way to make the project viable will be to encourage the industry to accelerate the transition process to renewable energies, expanding the demand for projects like this one.
The company coordinated the project through EDP NEW R&D and EDP Inovação, and was also responsible for the strategic assessment of the offshore wind energy and green hydrogen market, for the definition of business cases and also for the technological innovation that will be necessary to make possible the entry of these solutions in the market.
The project brings together the company and TechnipFMC, a leading company in the creation of offshore engineering projects and solutions, the CEiiA research centres, the University of South-Eastern Norway and WavEC-Offshore Renewables.
