1+ Billion Euro Investment Air Liquide Aims to Decarbonize Europe

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Air Liquide has plans to develop two large-scale electrolyzer projects which will produce renewable and low-carbon hydrogen in Europe. The first project comprises of an Air Liquide 200 MW electrolyzer and the second project involves the development of a 250 MW electrolyzer.

Paris/France – In a major step towards decarbonizing European industry and mobility, Air Liquide announces two large-scale electrolyzer projects to produce renewable and low-carbon hydrogen in Europe. The first project, Elygator, an Air Liquide 200 MW electrolyzer, will supply both Total Energies’ industrial platform and other European industrial and heavy-duty mobility needs, leveraging already secured renewable electricity from two offshore windfarms. In addition, Air Liquide and Total Energies announce the creation of a joint venture to develop a 250 MW electrolyzer to supply the Zeeland refinery site.

Upon completion, these two projects would represent a combined investment of more than 1 billion euros and enable the avoidance of up to 500,000 tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions per year.

Air Liquide projects to build, own and operate a 200 MW electrolyzer in Maasvlakte, Rotterdam. With an estimated production of up to 23,000 tons of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen annually, the project will notably supply Total Energies’ industrial platform through a long-term contract. In addition, thanks to its existing hydrogen pipeline network, Air Liquide will also be able to serve additional Dutch and Belgian customers with industrial and heavy-duty mobility needs. Air Liquide will leverage renewable power production from Total Energies’ share of Oranjewind windfarm as well as Power Purchase Agreements with Vattenfall from the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore wind farm off the Dutch coast.

This project has already been provided support from the EU’s Innovation Fund and the Dutch IPCEI program. With the implementation of RFNBO (Renewable Fuel of Non-Biological Origin) regulations and requested subsidies, the project will be operational at the end of 2027.

Creation of a new Air Liquide Total Energies joint venture to build a 250 MW electrolyzer project

Leading the path to decarbonization of the industry, Air Liquide and Total Energies also announce the creation of a 50/50 Joint Venture to develop a 250 MW electrolyzer in the Zeeland province, Netherlands. Powered by renewable power from Total Energies’ share of Oranjewind, this project aims to produce up to 30,000 tons of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen annually with an ambition to be completed in 2029 pending final authorizations and investment decision.

For these two projects, Air Liquide will leverage leading electrolyzer technology manufactured by its joint venture with Siemens Energy.

Emilie Mouren-Renouard, member of the Air Liquide Executive Committee, notably in charge of Europe operations, said: “Flagship projects such as the ones we are announcing today, will play a key role in reducing emissions, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors such as industry and heavy mobility. We are proud to lead the way on European renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production, and to accompany Total Energies in their journey to decarbonizing their industrial assets. These two projects will complete the five Air Liquide low carbon units already in operation or construction in Europe. This illustrates our capacity to offer concrete solutions to our customers, to reach our carbon neutrality ambition by 2050, and to support Europe’s leadership ambition towards decarbonized growth. It also demonstrates the ability of Air Liquide to develop solid business models in the energy field of low carbon hydrogen.”

Vincent Stoquart, President, Refining & Chemicals at Total Energies, said: “Following the first partnership agreement with Air Liquide to supply the Normandy refinery with green hydrogen, and the agreements to supply the Grandpuits and La Mède biorefineries with renewable hydrogen, the partnership with Air Liquide takes on a new dimension and marks a new step in Total Energies' ambition to decarbonize the hydrogen consumed by its refineries in Europe by 2030. By supplying these two electrolyzers with renewable electricity from our offshore wind project in the Netherlands, Total Energies is leveraging its positioning as an integrated electricity company.”

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