France: Q ENERGY and Inthy join forces to develop a renewable project combining green hydrogen and agrivoltaics
In July, Q ENERGY, a major player in renewable energies in Europe, and Inthy, a French company specialising in the development of renewable energy production plants and the implementation of integrated solutions for low-carbon heavy-duty mobility, signed a joint development partnership for an innovative hybrid renewable energy project in Burgundy, near Dijon. The two companies have decided to pool their know-how and experience to commission a green hydrogen production facility by 2028 that is physically linked to an agrivoltaics plant. The project is designed to help decarbonise the fleets of local authorities, the region´s heavy goods vehicles and local industrial processes.
An innovative regional renewable energy project
Covering a total area of 11 hectares, the project will bring together a 5 MW electrolyser and a 7 MWp agrivoltaics plant on the same site. The solar power plant will provide part of the green electricity needed to run the adjacent hydrogen production unit. The remainder will be supplied by renewable electricity purchase contracts. Ultimately, the electrolyser will be able to produce up to 2 tonnes of green hydrogen per day, equivalent to the consumption of 65 buses.
Corentin Sivy, Head of Development France at Q ENERGY, explains :
This project, which combines agrivoltaics and hydrogen production, illustrates the innovative ambitions of Q ENERGY and Inthy.
“It is part of an overall approach to decarbonise non-electric uses in the region, involving local elected representatives, the farming community and industrial players,”
A project to decarbonise heavy mobility and local industrial processes
The hydrogen produced by this project will be used to decarbonise regional fleets of heavy vehicles (buses and lorries), thanks to the collaboration of the main local authorities and manufacturers. This supply of green hydrogen will enable them to secure their supply with local production at a long-term fixed price.
These outlets have been favoured because of the significant decarbonisation potential of green hydrogen for these two activities. For heavy-duty mobility, this resource enables fleets to be powered by an environmentally friendly energy vector while maintaining operating conditions comparable to those of fossil fuel vehicles (range, speed, loading capacity, etc.). For industrial processes, green hydrogen can easily replace carbon-based natural gas.
Dominique Darne, Chairman of Inthy, Develops :
Produced from local renewable electricity, the hydrogen from this project will make the regional mobility ecosystems in operation (Auxerre, Belfort, Dijon) more reliable and reduce CO2 emissions from the local authorities´ passenger transport fleets, from vehicles in the region and from neighbouring industrial processes that will benefit from it,
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