Hydrogen in port. 5–10 MW.
Gothenburg, Sweden’s second‑largest city, is literally built on shipyards and cars. Today it has a more diversified economy and also hosts research institutes, science parks and universities. Several of them are involved in the project, working together to demonstrate large‑scale use of hydrogen. In Gothenburg this will mainly happen in the port, where hydrogen will be produced next door to the heavy road traffic and ships that may use it.
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Gothenburg is an industrial town built where the river Göta älv meets the sea. The port is the largest in Scandinavia, handling more than 3,600 seagoing vessels per year and close to a million containers. Most of the ships that call here run on fossil fuels. But cleaner options are on the way. Hydrogen is one of them. It can be distributed directly as a gas or as hydrogen‑based liquid fuels such as ammonia or methanol. When hydrogen is used in fuel cells it only leaves water behind – which is especially important for ships operating close to shore where air quality is an issue. In connection with the High Coast to West Coast Hydrogen Valley project, a 5–10 megawatt electrolyser will be installed in the port area to supply green hydrogen to ships, port equipment and other local users from 2029. The plant will be operated by HYDS, a Norwegian hydrogen company that is building similar hydrogen production sites along Norway’s coastline. There is already a public hydrogen refuelling station for heavy trucks in the harbour, used by trucks collecting real world operational data. In Gothenburg there will also be demonstration of mobile fuelcell backup power, showing how hydrogen can replace diesel generators wherever portable power is needed — from critical infrastructure to festivals and events.
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As home to the project coordinator and the largest concentration of partners, Gothenburg brings together industry, research, public sector and civil society. The project also has a social and educational dimension, including a public hydrogen exhibition and efforts to attract more people into hydrogen careers. The solutions demonstrated here are designed to be replicated across Europe.