Centrica Energy and European Energy have signed a balancing and optimisation agreement for the Måde green hydrogen facility located at Port Esbjerg. Under the agreement, Centrica Energy will manage power production from co-located wind turbines, designating excess power production to green hydrogen production.
Powering the 12MW green hydrogen facility are two wind turbines, part of the Måde Wind Turbine Test Center, developed by European Energy with a total installed capacity of 16MW. The turbines will provide renewable electricity, which is used to produce green hydrogen through electrolysis with demineralised water.
Expected to produce approximately 1,500 tonnes of green hydrogen every year, European Energy has secured an agreement with Port Esbjerg and a world-class industrial gases company for the offtake from the facility. As the production of hydrogen is a heat-intensive process, the excess heat from production will be fed into the local district heating network, demonstrating sector coupling across the electricity, fuel, and heating domains.
“Succeeding with the green transition requires using all the tools at our disposal – that of course includes electrification, but also the need to develop the solutions needed to decarbonise energy consumption in sectors where electrification falls short”.
Kristian Gjerløv-Juel, Vice President of Renewable Energy Trading & Optimisation at Centrica Energy
“By integrating wind power with green hydrogen technology at the Måde facility, we are taking a significant step toward decarbonising key sectors of the economy. This agreement with Centrica highlights the potential of renewable energy to create sustainable, green fuels, and demonstrates our commitment to innovative sector coupling,” said Emil Vikjær-Andresen, EVP and Head of Power-to-X at European Energy.
The agreement also marks a milestone in Centrica Energy’s strategy to manage a growing volume of renewable and flexible assets across European markets. Commenting on the significant of the agreement, Kristian Gjerløv-Juel, Vice President of Renewable Energy Trading & Optimisation at Centrica Energy said:
“Succeeding with the green transition requires using all the tools at our disposal – that of course includes electrification, but also the need to develop the solutions needed to decarbonise energy consumption in sectors where electrification falls short”.
He further adds:
“Achieving the scale and trading expertise to enable these types of agreements is the result of +20 years of building deep-seated expertise in trading European energy markets and managing renewable and flexible assets – I’m proud that we are able to partner with European Energy on this project, and look forward to further collaboration as the energy transition continues to evolve.”
Notes to editors
About Centrica Energy
Centrica Energy is the trading and optimisation arm of Centrica plc, operating out of eight offices across all time zones to move energy from source to use. We are a leading provider of energy management and optimisation services to business, in addition to managing commodity risk and providing wholesale market access for the Centrica group. We have 16 GW of capacity under contract in Europe of which approximately 80% is renewable assets. In short, we call ourselves Energy Movers by Nature – driven by the purpose of energising a greener, fairer future.
About European Energy A/S
European Energy was founded in 2004 in Copenhagen. The company develops and constructs renewable energy projects across the world. European Energy owns more than 1,4 GW of renewable energy projects and has more than 60 GW of renewable energy projects in its pipeline in 28 countries.
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