Everfuel A/S signed a contract with Howden for the delivery of hydrogen compression to Everfuel’s green hydrogen production facility under development adjacent to the Fredericia refinery in Denmark.

Howden has been selected to deliver a hydrogen compression solution for Everfuel’s green hydrogen production facility. Hydrogen compression is the second-most critical component of the 20 MW hydrogen HySynergy facility under development at Fredericia after the alkaline electrolyzer, which is supplied by NEL. The compression solution is scheduled to be delivered in early 2022 and the contract value is just below EUR 2 MM.

The facility setup is non-contaminating and has redundancy, meaning that the electrolyzer facility will be able to operate on partial load, even if one compressor is out for maintenance. The Howden compressors are designed for low maintenance and high availability. Hydrogen compression typically represents the biggest share of maintenance cost for electrolyzer facilities.

When fully operational in mid-2022, the Fredericia facility will have a production capacity up to 8 tons per day of green hydrogen, made from renewable wind power, with 10 tons of storage capacity. Everfuel is responsible for the EPC- work (engineering, procurement and construction), including storage and distribution facilities.

"Howden and Everfuel intend to make this solution a standard offering for 20 MW installations with low pressure electrolyzers, and we are exploring the possibility of expanding the cooperation to potentially include up to 100 MW electrolyzer solutions as well, which would fit well with the three units we are considering for the planned Phase II development at HySynergy," said Everful CEO Jacob Krogsgaard.

Everfuel’s total investment for developing the Fredericia facility is estimated at around EUR 20 MM, which is approximately 50% financed by public Danish and EU funding programs. Everfuel has a 10-year offtake agreement with the Fredericia refinery for base load hydrogen offtake for use in the refinery process. The remaining hydrogen will be utilized in Everfuel’s expanding distribution and fueling network.