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RENEWABLE ENERGY
YPP to invest up to $3.1-bn in green hydrogen

production in Kazakhstan

South Korean energy company, infrastructure, including energy storage, potential into tangible production,
YPP, and Kazakhstan’s Kazakh Invest water supply, logistics, and hydrogen exports, and new jobs.”
have signed a framework to develop the applications, such as modernising CHP
Green Energy Complex, a green hydro- plants in the Almaty region, supporting John Bek, YPP’s Chairman, said,
gen and ammonia project in Kazakh- sustainable energy and regional deve- “Kazakhstan has unique natural condi-
stan-based on renewable energy. lopment. tions and an investment climate favour-
able for the development of hydro-
With potential investments of up to Azamat Kozhanov, Deputy Chair- gen energy. We view the Republic of
$3.1-bn, the project includes wind and man of Kazakh Invest, stated, “We see Kazakhstan as a strategic partner and
solar power plants with a 2-GW capa- a strong and sustained interest from intend to implement a project that com-
city, alongside electrolysis and ammonia international companies in implementing bines Korea’s best technologies with
production units. It aims to produce green energy and hydrogen projects. global approaches to sustainable pro-
75-ktpa of green hydrogen, with 310-ktpa Kazakhstan has tremendous poten- duction.” The agreement facilitates fur-
of green ammonia derived from it. Part tial – up to 1,820-billion kWh per year ther planning, investment finalisation,
of the output will serve domestic needs, for wind and 2.5-billion kWh for solar. and partnerships with organisations
with the majority designated for export. Dozens of initiatives are already under- like South Korea’s Samsung C&T,
way, and we believe that partnerships advancing Kazakhstan’s hydrogen
The project will enhance local like the one with YPP will turn this energy goals.

DECARBONISATION EFFORT
Air Liquide reaches FID on large-scale electrolyser

in the Netherlands

Air Liquide has taken the final
investment decision (FID) to launch
the construction of a 200-MW elec-
trolyser project, by the name ‘ELY-
gator’, in Maasvlakte, in the Port of
Rotterdam.

The decision came after the pro-
ject received support from the Dutch
government’s subsidy scheme, com-
plementing prior support from the
European Innovation Fund and the
Dutch IPCEI programme.

In February this year, Air Liquide
had announced plans to invest more ‘ELYgator; project will produce 23-ktpa This electrolyser is a first of its
than €500-mn to build, own and ope- tons of renewable hydrogen, serving kind integrating both proton exchange
rate the electrolyser, supplying notably industrial and heavy-duty mobility membrane and alkaline technologies
TotalEnergies’ industrial platform customers, reducing up to 300-ktpa of on the same site. The project aims to be
through a long-term contract. The CO emissions. operational by the end of 2027.
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