Technip Energies has been awarded Engineering, Procurement Services and Construction Management (EPsCm) contracts by Galp for a green hydrogen unit for its Sines refinery in Portugal.
The project is part of Galp’s programme to reduce the carbon footprint of the refinery and its products.
The Green Hydrogen Unit, composed of a 100 MW electrolysis plant, will produce up to 15 ktpa of renewable hydrogen, using proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers which will be supplied by Plug Power.
This unit will allow the replacement of c. 20% of the existing grey hydrogen consumption of Sines refinery and will lead to greenhouse gas emissions reduction of c. 110 ktpa.
Both units represent a gross investment estimated at €650 million and will transform the Sines refinery into one of the most important low-carbon platforms in Portugal.
Marco Villa, chief operating officer of Technip Energies, commented: “The final Investment Decision for these two important projects is a major step taken by Galp to transform the refining industry in Portugal. Technip Energies, who has been supporting Galp strategy since the early phases of those two projects, is now delighted to be selected as a partner for the execution phase of both.
“This investment is another example of how Technip Energies enables the decarbonisation of the energy industry through collaboration, innovation and technology integration.”
Technip Energies awarded contracts for green hydrogen unit
