Air Liquide to Work With Engie on French Hydrogen-Production Project
13 November 2019 - 10:10PM
Dow Jones News
By Carlo Martuscelli
Air Liquide SA (AI.FR) said Wednesday that it has signed a
collaboration agreement with French utility Engie SA (ENGI.FR) to
begin a project to produce hydrogen using renewable energy.
Under the terms of the deal, the two companies will work with
the Durance, Luberon, Verdon area to develop a solar power and
hydrogen-generation project in the area.
Air Liquide, a Paris-listed industrial-gases company, said it
expects the first deliverables to be developed by the end of 2021,
with the project completed in 2027.
Eventually, the project should generate around 1,300 gigawatt
hours of solar electricity, as well as several tens of thousands of
metric tons of hydrogen. The gas can then be used to power a range
of vehicles including buses and trucks. It can also provide heating
and cooling in the region, and be used in industrial processes.
Air Liquide said the Durance, Luberon, Verdon urban area is one
of the sunniest in France, and has substantial land available for
the project, including salt cavities ideal for hydrogen
production.
Write to Carlo Martuscelli at carlo.martuscelli@dowjones.com;
@carlomartu
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