ECOWAS targets production of 0.5 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030
The target is for the West African region to be able to produce by 2030, 0.5 million tonnes of green hydrogen per year and by 2050, 10 million tonnes per year.
The target is for the West African region to be able to produce by 2030, 0.5 million tonnes of green hydrogen per year and by 2050, 10 million tonnes per year.
Wale Yusuff, Managing Director of Wärtsilä in Nigeria, explained how the most advanced studies had shown that decarbonising Nigeria was not only feasible, but that it could also be done in a way that lowered the cost of electricity going forward.
Announced on the sidelines of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, the project will support the long term vision of Egypt to become a hub for green hydrogen production.
The technology group Wärtsilä has begun testing its thermal balancing engines using pure hydrogen and expects to have an engine and power plant concept capable of running on 100% hydrogen by 2025, enabling the transition to decarbonised energy systems around the world.