Topsoe takes FID on solid-oxide electrolyser plant
Firm hopes to begin operations at facility in Denmark in 2024
Electrolyser manufacturer Topsoe has taken FID on a solid-oxide electrolyser cell (SOEC) manufacturing facility in Herning, Denmark. The 500MW/yr project will be the world’s largest SOEC production facility and could be expanded to 5GW/yr in the future, assuming adequate demand. The DKK2bn ($270mn) project is the single biggest investment in the firm’s history. “The case for using electrolysis to produce green fuels is now well established, but manufacturing capacity has always been the challenge. We are facing this challenge head on,” says Topsoe CEO Roeland Baan. Topsoe says it has already pre-sold 500MW of capacity from the facility and is in discussions with other potential offtake partn

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