Kazakh hydrogen exports to Europe ‘already possible today’
Hyrasia One developer Svevind tells Hydrogen Economist it has seen particular interest from EU offtakers in its green hydrogen and ammonia megaproject
Eyebrows were raised when German-Swedish renewables firm Svevind announced last October that it had signed an agreement with the Kazakh government for a green hydrogen and ammonia project, using 40GW of wind and solar in the country’s southwest to power 20GW of electrolysers on the coast of the Caspian sea. Hydrogen Economist spoke to Rene Pforte, chief business development officer at Svevind, to discuss the project’s timeline for development, options for offtake and potential challenges around exports. How far has the project progressed since the signing of the investment agreement with the Kazakh government in October? Pforte: We have made great progress in defining the framework and deve

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