Air Liquide aims to decarbonise the Normandy industrial basin
France to support Normandy electrolyser project
PEM unit will provide green hydrogen to TotalEnergies’ refinery in Normandy
Industrial gases company Air Liquide will receive €190mn ($208mn) from the French government for a 200MW electrolyser project in Normandy, pending state aid approval by the European Commission. The proton-exchange-membrane unit will be built by Germany’s Siemens Energy and will provide green hydrogen to TotalEnergies’ refinery in Normandy from 2025. “I welcome the French state’s commitment to Air Liquide Normand’Hy. This support will allow the realisation of a major and innovative large-scale renewable hydrogen production project,” says Benoit Potier, CEO of Air Liquide. Air Liquide hopes to sign a power-purchase agreement with TotalEnergies for the electrolyser. “This support will allow th
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