Dogger Bank D awarded contracts for feasibility and optimization studies of a large-scale green hydrogen development option on the project.

SSE Renewables and Equinor, the developers of the Dogger Bank wind farm in the UK, awarded contracts for green hydrogen concept and engineering and optimization studies to Genesis, H2GO Power, and Fichtner.

If progressed for delivery, Dogger Bank D would be located in the North Sea around 210 kilometers off the northeast coast of England. Subject to the successful outcome of further technical studies, the project could be capable of generating up to around 2 GW of renewable power.

The project partners are looking to advance Dogger Bank D with both power and green hydrogen as potential end products. The green hydrogen facility, if developed, could become one of the UK’s largest green hydrogen projects and, subject to supportive Government policy and supply chain alignment, could contribute to the UK Government’s electrolytic hydrogen ambitions for 5 GW by 2030, the partners said.

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPMAEnglish
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    1 year ago

    All well and good, I suppose, but stuff like this just sounds like technobabble (I think people just throw “AI” into anything these days) saying it’s in the feasibility study stage:

    To this end, Genesis was tapped to deliver a technology-agnostic concept and engineering design study while H2GO Power and Fichtner Consulting Engineers were awarded contracts for value chain optimization for the potential green hydrogen offtake option.

    Using AI machine learning and robust modeling, these studies will investigate the multitude of interdependent variables required to optimize a potential green hydrogen production facility, such as offshore wind farm sizing, electrolysis capacity, transport and storage capacity, water availability, and offtake optionality.