Lightsource bp, a solar energy company, will collaborate with Portugal’s Dourogas on a range of projects based on green hydrogen production.
Lightsource bp — in which oil and gas company BP owns a 50% share — said in a statement that the cooperation would “examine the potential of eight green hydrogen sites.”
The agreement is based on the assumption that solar facilities from Lightsource bp will be utilized to power electrolyzers created by Dourogas.
The partnership’s green hydrogen will be “immediately injected” into the Portuguese gas grid, Lightsource bp said.
The initial initiative of the collaboration received a 5 million euro ($5.65 million) grant from the European Union’s Portugal 2020 program.
Hydrogen, which has a wide variety of uses, can be created in a variety of methods.
Electrolysis is one approach, in which an electric current splits water into oxygen and hydrogen. When the electricity utilized in this process is renewable, such as wind or solar, some refer to it as “green” or “renewable” hydrogen.
The concept of hydrogen integration into existing infrastructure is gaining popularity.
In July, Marco Alvera, CEO of Italian corporation Snam, detailed a vision for the future of hydrogen, emphasizing its “beauty” in terms of storage and transportation.
