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PROJECT FEASIBILITY

Black & Veatch advances green hydrogen production

in Indonesia

Black & Veatch, a global leader in “With Indonesia’s vast energy and The proposed green hydrogen plant
critical infrastructure solutions, has con- renewable resources including geother- would be built in the Arun Lhokseu-
ducted a feasibility study for Augustus mal energy, there is great potential for mawe Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
Global Investment (AGI) on the gene- this project to be a catalyst in creating in the Aceh province of Indonesia. The
ration of green hydrogen in Indonesia. a long-term hydrogen economy in plant is expected to produce 98.5-tpd
The project envisions green hydrogen Indonesia over this next decade,” said (tonnes per day) of hydrogen and have
production using electrolysers powered Mr. Narsingh Chaudhary, President, a 300 MW capacity. The plant is esti-
by grid-supplied renewable energy. Asia Pacifi c and India, Black & Veatch. mated to cost $500-mn. Black & Veatch
“Black & Veatch is at the forefront of is involved in building 245-MW of
Black & Veatch provided a plant the green hydrogen value chain in- electrolysis capacity, nearly doubling
confi guration and technology analysis cluding currently building one of the green hydrogen production, including
and order-of-magnitude cost estimates world’s largest industrial green hydro- as the engineering, procurement and
for hydrogen generation and storage. gen production and storage facilities on construction provider for the Advanced
The study fi nds that the project can be a turnkey basis and we are pleased to Clean Energy Storage facility in Delta,
technically and economically feasible bring our global expertise to the region Utah, USA, which will be among the
and has the potential to signifi cantly con- to support these new project develop- world’s largest industrial green hydro-
tribute to Indonesia’s energy transition. ments,” he added. gen production and storage facilities.
GREEN ENERGY

Lhyfe to supply HYmpulsion’s hydrogen fi lling stations

in France

Lhyfe, one of the world’s pioneers able carbon-free mobility chain across (5-MW) in Le Cheylas. The hydrogen
in green and renewable hydrogen pro- the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, on will be produced through the electrolysis
duction, has announced the signing of a the one hand by simultaneously deploy- of water using renewable electricity.
sales agreement with HYmpulsion, the ing green hydrogen production, storage
company in charge of deploying hydro- and distribution infrastructure and, on This site will meet the needs of seven
gen infrastructure under the Zero Emis- the other, by making hydrogen vehicles of HYmpulsion’s hydrogen stations in
sion Valley (ZEV) project in Auvergne- available. the Alps, supplying for a 10-year period
Rhône-Alpes, France. an annual volume of 600 tonnes. It will
By mid-2025, Lhyfe plans to build a also meet the needs of local industrial
The ZEV project, launched in 2017, green hydrogen production facility with companies, seeking a replacement for
aims to develop a profi table and sustain- a capacity of 2-tpd (tonnes per day) fossil derived hydrogen or natural gas.

DKSH expands strategic partnership with Elementis

in Vietnam

DKSH’s Business Unit Perfor- tribute high-value specialty additives expertise, resources, and support de-
mance Materials, a leading distri- in Vietnam. By distributing Elemen- livers distinctive chemistry and sus-
butor of specialty chemicals and in- tis’ range of specialty chemical addi- tainable solutions to customers in dif-
gredients, has expanded its strategic tives, DKSH will grow business op- ferent sectors, including decorative
partnership with Elementis, a global portunities for the partnership in the and industrial coatings, automotive,
specialty chemical company, to dis- region. Elementis’ global network of and ceramics.

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