A green hydrogen and derivatives-producing energy park are being planned near Ringköbing by the Danish project developer GreenGo Energy. 4 GW of wind and solar power plants are expected to provide the necessary electricity.
A green hydrogen and derivatives-producing energy park are being planned near Ringköbing by the Danish project developer GreenGo Energy. 4 GW of wind and solar power plants are expected to provide the necessary electricity.
Developer Greengo Energy aims to build a renewable energy facility in Denmark on the nation’s west coast to produce green hydrogen. As the corporation stated, it is collaborating on the development with the West Jutland municipality of Ringkbing-Skjern. The 4 GW of solar and wind energy generated by the energy park, known as Megaton, will be used for 2 GW of electrolysis. The massive undertaking is being constructed in Stovstrup, east of Tarm in the locality of Ringkbing-Skjern.
The project’s goal is to produce fuels derived from hydrogen and more than 1 million tonnes of green energy per year. Before 2030, phases of operation for the energy park’s fully integrated solar and wind power units are anticipated. In the future, hydrogen might be exported to Germany.
The Megaton project is anticipated to require a total investment of about EUR 8 billion. Also, 300–500 permanent jobs are created locally, for instance in local heating supplies. On the project, GreenGo Energy is also collaborating with COWI, Arkitema, and New Power Partners.
Scalability was only one of the essential criteria for competitive P2X projects; the other two were the availability of enough renewable energy and reasonable costs. It is also vital that renewable energy generation is uniformly spread throughout the year so that electrolysis functions optimally with a high constant capacity factor. The correct amount of solar and wind energy is necessary for this.
The 11.5 TWh of green electricity produced by the 4 GW solar and wind power installations is projected to account for more than 30% of Denmark’s current annual total electricity consumption. Approximately 85% of it is presumably used directly in the Megaton Energy Park to produce green energy.
The project as a whole strives for a holistic approach. A hilly island environment that obscures the view of the energy park will be built using the soil created during construction. To encourage biodiversity, spruce, pine, grasses, and wildflowers are also planted.
The master plan for the area will take into account Megaton’s strategic location and close integration with the local ecology in light of plans for a hydrogen pipeline to neighboring European nations (to be finished in 2030). Additionally, it will serve as a model for other forward-thinking locales hoping to progress their own transformative energy initiatives. The initiative will be a key component of Denmark’s ambitious aim to produce four times as much green energy on land by 2030.
