Vestas, a Danish wind turbine manufacturer, Naturgy, a Spanish energy firm, Enagas, and Fertiberia, a fertilizer manufacturer, will all be involved in the project in Aragon, northeastern Spain, which is anticipated to start late next year.
The raised ambition of an already huge renewables-powered hydrogen project in the Southern African nations vividly demonstrates the hydrogen and clean energy potential of a continent which accounted for just 0.5% of the world’s new solar capacity last year, according to trade body AFSIA’s annual report.
The contracts are on market terms, and the 89.3-meter-long boats will serve as mother ships for wind turbine specialists performing commissioning and maintenance work. Up to 97 technicians and 23 marine crew members can be accommodated onboard in comfortable rooms and high-standard common areas.
