Mitsubishi Power to provide Hydrogen Fuel Conversion for Egyptian Refinery

June 20, 2022
Mitsubishi Power will design, engineer, build and commission the boiler at the plant, which provides 30% of Egypt’s gasoline supply for domestic consumption. The deployment will enable the boiler to fire 100 percent H2 by the end of the year

Mitsubishi Power has signed a turnkey contract with the Alexandria National Refining & Petrochemicals Company (ANRPC) of Egypt to provide its advanced hydrogen fuel conversion technology solutions for a refinery plant in Alexandria.

Mitsubishi Power will be responsible for designing, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the solution for an existing 100 ton/hour boiler at the plant, which provides 30% of Egypt’s gasoline supply for domestic consumption. The deployment of the solution will enable the boiler to fire up to 100% of hydrogen by the end of next year.

The contract includes the installation of a state-of-the-art hydrogen burner technology and advanced control solution.

“We are thrilled to partner with world technology leader Mitsubishi Power on innovative fuel conversion solutions that will help us to achieve our commercial goals while reducing our carbon footprint by 22,000 tons annually,” Salah Gaber, Chairman & CEO of ANRPC, said in a statement. “Modernizing existing conventional boilers by enabling fuel conversion is a practical and important milestone to enable Egypt to deliver on its ambitious energy efficiency and decarbonization goals under the national Integrated Sustainable Energy Strategy. We look forward to working together with Mitsubishi Power to achieve all milestones and deliver the project on schedule.”

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The number of nations adopting H2 strategies doubled last year to 26, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The report forecasts that another 22 will do so in 2022.

The missions of Net Zero greenhouse gas goals and the need for baseload and energy dense power will also drive hydrogen demand. BNEF says that heavy industries, including oil refining and steel, will use more clean H2 than the fuel cell transportation industry.

Hydrogen does not emit carbon dioxide when burned, but it must be created by either steam reforming of methane gas or by electrolyzers separating the H2 from water. To be considered truly green hydrogen those electrolyzers must be powered by carbon-free electricity generation resources such as wind, solar, hydropower or nuclear.

Last week, Mitsubishi Power confirmed that tests validated a 20-percent blend of hydrogen in natural-gas fired turbines at Georgia Power’s McDonough-Atkinson power plant in Georgia. The utility and Mitsubishi teamed up with Electric Power Research Institute on the test.

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