Finnish companies lay out plans for ‘hydrogen valley’
Finnish companies lay out plans for ‘hydrogen valley’ | Windpower Monthly
The announcement follows the government announcing a national ‘resolution’ in February that Finland should become the European leader in the hydrogen economy across the entire value chain.
Minister of economic affairs, Mika Lintilä, noted that Finland had the capacity to produce at least 10% of the EU’s emissions-free hydrogen by 2030.
The Uusimaa industrial hydrogen valley would combine infrastructure, storage and transmission of renewable hydrogen to serve producers and consumers of hydrogen.
The four companies plan to evaluate the feasibility of different hydrogen transmission and storage options as the first steps towards developing a well-functioning hydrogen market.
Sara Kärki, senior vice-president of hydrogen development at Gasgrid Finland, said her organisation’s goal was to support industrial investments and develop a hydrogen pipeline connecting hydrogen producers and consumers.
“Hydrogen, bio-based carbon dioxide and large-scale wind and solar power production are the key building blocks for various carbon-neutral solutions,” said Sari Mannonen, senior vice-president, solution business and portfolio development at Helen.
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