MadoquaPower2X

Introduction

The use of renewable hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels will play an important role in the EU’s transition towards climate neutrality by 2050, and the achievement of its objectives as set forth in the REPowerEU plan.

Project Overview

Located at the Sines Industrial and Logistics Zone (Zona Industrial e Logística de Sines, ZILS) in Southwest Portugal, the project plans to install a 500MW alkaline electrolyser to produce annually approximately 50,000 tonnes of RFNBO hydrogen. The majority of this hydrogen will then be converted to 280,000 tonnes of RFNBO ammonia annually within the same installation.

Renewable Energy Sources

The project’s electricity will be provided through a combination of:

• Directly connected and dedicated solar photovoltaic power plants with a capacity of 633 MW
• Multiple wind farms with a capacity of 375 MW

These sources of renewable energy will be developed in Portugal and Spain alongside the project. The integrated project approach will provide cost-competitive electricity sourcing to produce both renewable hydrogen and ammonia.

Environmental Impact

Over its first ten years of operation, the project will contribute to an absolute avoidance of 3,493,797 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCOeq).

Self-Sufficiency in Hydrogen Production

RFNBO hydrogen used in the ammonia plant will be sourced internally, creating a self-sufficient production system. The project may acquire additional third-party produced RFNBO hydrogen for increased RFNBO ammonia production. This will contribute to the establishment of a growing hydrogen ecosystem in Sines, Portugal.

Strategic Location and Market Opportunities

The project’s strategic location at the Port of Sines allows for a broad offtake strategy, focusing on:

1. Fossil fuel substitution in the European shipping industry
2. Export opportunities to the chemical industry located in other EU countries

Contribution to European Goals

This project contributes to the European Hydrogen Bank’s goal of making 10 million tonnes of domestically produced renewable hydrogen in Europe available by 2030.