Project description
Pioneering industrial-scale renewable hydrogen production
The climate crisis has highlighted the role of renewable energy sources and sustainable technologies. In a groundbreaking effort to tackle the challenges of decarbonisation, the EU-funded EPHYRA project is set to introduce a revolutionary renewable hydrogen production facility. This initiative aims to showcase the integration of a state-of-the-art electrolysis technology at an impressive scale of 30 MW, a first for Southeastern Europe. Operating within one of Europe's leading refineries and Greece’s largest privately-owned industrial complex, EPHYRA will harness the power of industrial symbiosis to drive a circular economy. By employing an improved electrolysis technology and leveraging industrial symbiosis principles, it aims to pave the way for a reliable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly hydrogen economy.
Objective
EPHYRA will demonstrate the integration of a first-of-its-kind renewable hydrogen production facility at industrial scale in South-eastern Europe by employing an improved electrolysis technology, at a scale of 30 MW. The large-scale electrolysis will be integrated with industrial operations within MOH’s Corinth Refinery, one of the top refineries in Europe and the largest privately-owned industrial complex in Greece. It will be operated for at least 2 years under commercial conditions and will supply renewable hydrogen to the refinery’s processes and external end-users.
The industrially integrated renewable hydrogen production will be developed around a circular economy, industrial symbiotic approach, as the electrolyser will be coupled with (i) renewable electricity production, (ii) renewable electricity storage, (iii) an innovative waste heat harvesting technology, (iv) water use environmental optimisation, (v) valorisation of produced oxygen in current MOH Refinery operations, (vi) a digital twin and (vii) a dedicated energy management system. EPHYRA will contribute to all electrolysis technology KPIs as detailed in Clean Hydrogen Partnership SRIA objectives. Therefore, the project will demonstrate its reliability for green hydrogen production at the lowest possible cost thus enabling the EU renewable hydrogen economy, industry decarbonisation and zero-emission fuels uptake.
EPHYRA will be implemented by a strong consortium with robust research, innovation and industrial capabilities, able to successfully deliver the project within time, budget and detail objectives. The aim of EPHYRA is to enhance European synergies on the globally expanding hydrogen market and build a unique value proposition on industrial symbiotic renewable hydrogen production.
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- HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility Main Programme
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HORIZON-JU-IA - HORIZON JU Innovation ActionsCoordinator
151 24 MAROUSSI ATHINA
Greece