Ohmium International, a green hydrogen technology devleoper, has announced a new partnership with SwitcH2 BV, a renewable energy joint venture that includes partners like BW Offshore, a prominent provider of offshore production solutions.
Under the terms of the agreement, Ohmium will develop Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzer solutions for an innovative 300 megawatt offshore floating green hydrogen and ammonia synthesis project led by SwitcH2.
“Ohmium is thrilled to be part of this cutting edge and transformative project,” said Arne Ballantine, Ohmium CEO.
He added, “We appreciate the expertise that SwitcH2 Joint Venture brings to offshore floating production, and their vision in leveraging renewables and green hydrogen for the creation of green ammonia. The market for green ammonia is poised to grow exponentially in the coming decades, especially as a source of clean fuel for the global shipping industry, and Ohmium is looking forward to collaborating with SwitcH2 in helping address that need.”
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This facility will be located off the coast of Southern Europe and aims to establish an industrial-scale floating production site for green hydrogen and ammonia using proven Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) technologies.
Ohmium’s PEM electrolyzers will be installed on SwitcH2’s 268-meter FPSO vessel. Once operational, the facility is expected to produce up to 55,000 tonnes of green hydrogen and nearly 300,000 tonnes of green ammonia annually, sufficient to fuel multiple oceangoing vessels for an entire year.
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The electrolyzers will harness nearshore solar and wind energy, alongside treated seawater, to generate green hydrogen.
This hydrogen will then be directed to an on-deck ammonia synthesis unit, with the final product being offloaded onto an ammonia carrier for delivery to off-takers.
Backed by the Dutch government and with design approval in principle from Norway’s DNV certification agency, the project is on track to begin green ammonia production by 2029.