Metacon has been awarded a contract to supply a 1-MW pressurized alkaline electrolysis plant to a major renewable energy company in Morocco. The customer is one of the largest wind power investors in Africa with around 2,000 MW of renewable assets. The electrolysis plant will be built and delivered as a turn-key containerized system to the customer’s site. Total contract value is €1.8 MM.

The purpose of this first pilot project is to serve as a platform for technical refinement of directly wind turbine-coupled pressurized alkaline electrolyzers to wind power. This, as a pre-step and preparation for upcoming industrial production plants for green H₂, eFuels and green ammonia in Morocco.

The green H₂ market in several North African countries is emerging and expected to grow substantially. With a significant and growing asset base in renewable electricity production. The customer has previously communicated a strategy to become a leading green H₂ producer in Morocco and Northern Africa. A first step into H₂ and realizing this strategy is now taken with a pilot plant for H₂ production off-grid, linked to several connected wind turbines.

”I am very happy to announce that Metacon has won this contract with the regional energy leader in Morocco. This is hopefully the beginning of a long-term relation for realizing their ambitions for large-scale production of green H₂, eFuels and green ammonia in Morocco and beyond,” commented Christer Wikner, President & CEO, Metacon.