- John Cockerill collaborates with a Moroccan company for Hydrogen development.
- The two partners plan to build an electrolyzer production plant in morocco.
The Belgian company John Cockerill has announced the formation of a joint venture with a Moroccan company to invest in developing the nascent green hydrogen industry in Morocco.
John Cockerill will produce alkaline electrolyzers in Morocco. This is the most widely used method for creating chlorine, other chemical compounds, and electrolytic hydrogen. Therefore, it is a well-developed industry. John Cockerill claims that the company’s “high power” alkaline electrolyzers will make producing hydrogen more affordable.
The company, which has its headquarters in Seraing, Belgium, is entering the Moroccan market as big organizations announce massive initiatives to manufacture green hydrogen and its byproducts, most notably green ammonia. In this instance, Total Eren, a division of the French oil company TotalEnergies, plans to set up facilities that will be able to convert 10 GW of clean power into hydrogen and green ammonia. In the Guelmim-Oued Noun region, Total Eren has acquired 170,000-hectare land from the Moroccan government.
The corporation led by Pâris Mouratoglou is anticipated to invest €9.4 billion or 100 billion Moroccan dirhams. Morocco has collaborated to export hydrogen in parallel, mainly to Germany and Portugal. The Moroccan government just released the Green Hydrogen Roadmap. Additionally, according to the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, green hydrogen is anticipated to support economic growth, decarbonize industry, and bolster the security of its supply of energy and non-energy inputs.