France – DNV will lead the process safety study to identify the main environmental, safety and operational risks for the world’s first offshore hydrogen production facilities.
Lhyfe and Centrale Nantes’ ambitious goal is to make offshore renewable hydrogen a reality. By demonstrating the reliability of an offshore electrolyser. Located off the coast of Le Croisic the green hydrogen-generating system is intended to be powered by electricity from a floating wind turbine. Target start-up date in 2022.
As part of the design of the new facility, DNV’s experts will undertake workshops and technical sessions to identify and analyse the main environmental, safety and operational risks associated with the project.
Santiago Blanco, Executive Vice-President and Regional Director Southern Europe, MEA and LATAM, Energy Systems at DNV says ‘This is potentially a watershed project, one we are excited to be supporting during the FEED stage.‘
Risks which will be investigated by DNV include the floating barge, fuel cells and hydrogen production. A regulations and standards review will also be included as part of the study.
Floatgen
The offshore electrolyser will be installed on GEPS Techno’s floating platform. And connected to the various sources of Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) available on the offshore test site. Including the Floatgen floating wind turbine. This unique production process only emits oxygen, no CO2, during the operation. Centrale Nantes is also making its research facilities available and providing support for the various regulatory, experimental and logistical phases to ensure a successful outcome.
