[월간수소경제 박상우 기자] Swedish heat exchange specialist Alfa Laval will supply heat exchangers to a green hydrogen production plant to be built in Neom City, Saudi Arabia.
Alfa Laval announced on the 17th that it has signed an agreement to supply heat exchangers to the world’s largest green hydrogen production plant to be built in Nem City, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia plans to invest $6.5 billion to build a plant that produces 1.2 million tons of green hydrogen and ammonia annually on a 396,694㎡ site in Yanbu City on the Red Sea coast. Construction of the plant is expected to begin in 2025 at the earliest, with completion expected in 2029.
Samsung C&T, KEPCO, Korea Southern Power, Korea National Oil Corporation, and POSCO will form a consortium to participate in this project. As part of this, the five companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund (PIF) to establish a partnership for business promotion at the ‘Korea-Saudi Investment Forum’ held at the International Conference Hall of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. in Seoul on the 17th.
The five companies intend to receive the project government share from the PIF this month at the earliest and start a preliminary feasibility study and discuss the project feasibility study and project participation conditions with the PIF in the first quarter of next year.
Alfa Laval will supply the heat exchangers for the plant. When the heat exchanger separates water into hydrogen and oxygen in the production process, it is very important to keep the temperature of the electrolyzer constant to maximize efficiency, and it cools the heat produced in this process.
Thomas Möller, Head of Energy Division at Alfa Laval, said: “The hydrogen industry has made significant progress over the last few years. With our efficient products and expertise, we will continue to be part of accelerating and extending the journey towards zero carbon emissions. .” he said.
