Ingeteam, a specialist in power electronics solutions, has been selected to equip a 133 MW green hydrogen production project at BP’s Lingen refinery in northwest Germany.
The project, based on electricity from an offshore wind power purchase agreement, aims to produce 11,000 tonnes of hydrogen annually.
The aim is to gradually replace the grey hydrogen currently used, produced by reforming methane, with low-carbon hydrogen.
The BP refinery, which processes around 100,000 barrels of crude oil a day, is looking to integrate renewable energy sources to reduce its carbon footprint.
Ingeteam’s choice was based on the ability of its INGECON H2 E6000 rectifiers to meet the technical requirements of this large-scale energy conversion.
Technical details and Ingeteam’s role
As part of this contract, Ingeteam will supply 20 units of its solution equipped with 40 INGECON H2 E6000 rectifiers, designed to power the refinery’s electrolyzers.
This equipment, renowned for its current density and efficiency, will convert electricity into green hydrogen, a cleaner alternative to hydrogen produced by traditional methods.
The Lingen project represents a milestone for the Spanish company, which has already supplied its technology to other large-capacity projects around the world, including Belgium, Australia, Spain, the United States and Canada.
This contract contributes to the continued expansion of its presence in the green hydrogen sector.
Energy transition on a strategic site
The Lingen site is no stranger to innovation in the use of hydrogen.
In 2018, the refinery conducted the world’s first test of renewable hydrogen in an industrial process.
This initiative is part of a long-term strategy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and adopt less carbon-intensive production methods.
The use of green hydrogen in oil refining is an important step for industrial facilities like BP’s, which are seeking to improve their energy efficiency while complying with increasingly stringent environmental regulations.
Implications for the green hydrogen sector
The award of this project to Ingeteam underlines a growing trend towards the implementation of hydrogen technologies in large-scale industrial applications.
Technological choices are influenced by specific cost and performance optimization requirements, which are essential in the current economic context marked by increased pressure on profitability and sustainability.
This project also confirms the interest of major industrial players in technologies that minimize emissions while guaranteeing efficient production.
The technological advances and cost reductions associated with green hydrogen open up significant prospects for the energy sector and industrial strategies in the long term.
