- Doral Group intends to construct a pipeline of large green hydrogen projects worldwide.
- The partnership between Doral and H2Pro is set to be launched next year
Doral Group, an Israeli renewable energy company, has revealed its intention to construct a pipeline of large green hydrogen projects around the world. To actualise the plans, the company has invested in an electrolyser developer to access the company’s technology.
Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, a corporate venture capital arm of Doral, has invested an undisclosed amount in H2Pro Ltd. Additionally, H2Pro has made formal agreements to supply Doral with 200 MW of its E-TAC systems until 2030. The supplies will be employed across Europe, US and Israel in Doral’s green hydrogen projects. Based on the disclosure, Doral will acquire minimum quantities depending on the performance of the systems.
H2Pro, based in Caesarea, is currently developing a method for green hydrogen production different from traditional electrolysis. The process is called E-TAC, which stands for Electrochemical – Thermally Activated Chemical. The method makes us electricity for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen; however, different from electrolysis, different steps are used, and a costly membrane is not employed. Based on this, the technology has lower energy demand, and according to H2Pro, its efficiency is above 95% while also being cost-competitive with fossil-fuel hydrogen.
The partnership between Doral and H2Pro is set to be launched next year with a 0.4 MW, government-backed pilot project in Kibbutz Yotvata, Israel. In this case, the E-TAC system will use electricity generated by a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant developed by Doral. At the same time, the hydrogen produced by it will be blended with natural gas for use in the nearby Yotvata dairy production facility.
Another project developed by Doral and its partners envisages the construction of a 30-MW hydrogen hub based on H2Pro’s technology.
“The collaboration with H2Pro will not only diversify and secure our supply chains but also demonstrate best-in-class green hydrogen production in competitive pricing,” said Yaki Noyman, CEO of Doral.