- Engie SA has revealed that it has activated the final investment decision (FID) to construct a green hydrogen production plant.
- In the first phase, Yuri will produce up to 640 tonnes of hydrogen per year
Engie SA, a French energy group, has revealed that it has now activated the final investment decision (FID) to construct a green hydrogen production plant in the Pilbara region, Western Australia.
Yuri, the name of the scheme, will include th installation of a 10 MW electrolyser running on 18 MW of solar PV power with a backup from an 8 MW battery energy storage system.
The set-up will produce green hydrogen for Norwegian fertiliser producer Yara International ASA, which will use it as feedstock in its ammonia facility in the Pilbara city of Karratha.
In the first phase, Yuri will produce up to 640 tonnes of hydrogen per year, Engie said.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Western Australian Government’s Renewable Hydrogen Fund supported the project with multi-million dollar grants. Furthermore, Engie has agreed with Japanese trader Mitsui & Co Ltd to sell it a 28% stake in the joint venture (JV) for the Yuri project, subject to certain conditions.
Engie said that it intends to operate Yuri through this JV alongside Mitsui.
Construction is slated to start by November 2022. The EPC contract was awarded to a consortium of French engineering company Technip Energies NV and Australian infrastructure builder Monford Group.
Engie expects the project to be finalised in 2024.