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    Plug Power and Lhyfe to develop Green Hydrogen Plants across Europe

    Nov. 1, 2021
    The plants will have a combined hydrogen generation capacity of 300 MW
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    Hydrogen solutions firms Plug Power and Lhyfe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop green hydrogen plants in Europe and a 1GW production site.

    The green hydrogen plants, built throughout Europe, will have a combined generation capacity of 300 MW by 2025 and use PEM electrolysis technology powered from renewable sources. Energy produced at these plants will be used for the on-road and off-road mobility solutions.

    The agreement builds on Plug Power and Lhyfe’s earlier relationship, where Plug Power’s hydrogen electrolyzer technology will provide 1 MW of capacity to the world’s first offshore hydrogen production facility. Lhyfe developed the H2 site, which will be powered by electricity from a floating wind turbine and begin operations next year.

    “The team at Lhyfe have bold ambitions and capabilities that align with our own vision for a decarbonized future, and ability to scale hydrogen infrastructure quickly,” Plug Power CEO Andy Marsh said in a statement. “In North America, we’ve already built a robust ‘hydrogen highway,’ which includes 165 hydrogen fueling stations and stationary power for businesses and institutions, a success we plan to replicate in Europe.”

    The two firms will also consider co-developing an offshore wind electrolyzer plant in the US.

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    Rod Walton is senior editor for EnergyTech.com. He has spent 14 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist.

    Walton formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

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