Neste Proceeds with 120 MW Electrolyzer Project in Finland

Basic Engineering Neste Proceeds with 120 MW Electrolyzer Project in Finland

2023-05-04 Source: Press release Ahlam Rais 1 min Reading Time

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Neste has plans to begin the basic engineering phase for its 120 MW electrolyzer project which will produce green hydrogen at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The company is also undertaking a preliminary study with Porvoon Energia for the utilization of renewable heat in district heating.

If an investment decision is made, green hydrogen production could start in 2026.(Source: Neste) — If an investment decision is made, green hydrogen production could start in 2026.
(Source: Neste)

Espoo/Finland – In accordance with its ambition to reach carbon neutral production by 2035, Neste is working on a 120 MW electrolyzer project to produce renewable (i.e. green) hydrogen at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The company has now decided to proceed to the basic engineering phase with the project. The investment decision readiness is expected to be reached in early 2024. If an investment decision is made, green hydrogen production could start in 2026.

“Our project is one of the largest development projects to produce green hydrogen in the European refineries and it supports our goal to transform the Porvoo refinery to the most sustainable refinery in Europe by 2030. The green hydrogen would be primarily used in our Porvoo refinery’s processes, where it would replace hydrogen produced from fossil feedstocks,” says Markku Korvenranta, Executive Vice President in Neste’s Oil Products.

Production of green hydrogen also generates renewable heat. In connection with the 120 MW green hydrogen project, Neste has started a preliminary study with Porvoon Energia on the utilization of renewable heat in district heating. Porvoon Energia is a regional Finnish energy company focusing on heat and electricity production and distribution as well as development of the electricity network.

Hydrogen projects at Neste’s Porvoo refinery contribute considerably to the EU green hydrogen value chain. In July 2022, Neste became the first Finnish company to receive IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) status from the European Commission for its hydrogen projects. In December 2022, Business Finland awarded Neste 27.7 million euros of public funding for its renewable hydrogen projects at the Porvoo refinery.

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