Programme

In this session, Fortum and Euromekanik will discuss their roles in the Kalla Project; a hydrogen test center in Loviisa. The Kalla test center will be used for technical piloting and exploring clean hydrogen production. It also serves as a reference case for future Power-to-X (P2X) projects in Finland. The focus of their presentation will be on the maturity of the hydrogen market, the importance of projects for developing technology standards, and the dynamics of collaboration between a large Finnish company and a smaller Swedish one. Insights from the project's setup and complexity will be shared, highlighting lessons learned to pave the way for future initiatives.

Maria will present results from a recent study on production costs of electrolytic hydrogen. The aim of this study is to analyze how different electricity price scenarios, for four European countries in 2050, affect the production costs, using green hydrogen and e-methanol as examples. Production costs are estimated from varying investments costs on electrolyzer and the cost for electricity, the latter connected to capacity factors (CFs). If utilizing varying electricity prices in a smart way, the production cost of liquefied hydrogen and e-methanol can be as low as 58–87 €/MWh and 76–100 €/MWh respectively, assuming future electrolyzer investment costs of 300–450 €/kWelec and CFs of 45–65%. Maria will also reflect on general insights she has gained from assessing costs for different future fuel options and thereby setting hydrogen’s cost-competitiveness in a bigger perspective.

In their work with plant optimization with LKAB in Sweden and Sizewell C in England, Quantified Carbon has gained a holistic perspective with valuable insights and recommendations for how these actors should use hydrogen. At the conference, they will share their insights on how important a holistic perspective is in plant design and how small details can affect profitability.

Åbro brewery is changing their brewery energy system into a fossile free system using their own water, solar power and hydrogen. Listen to the background of their investment and how it is being realized in a step by step approach.