Stargate Hydrogen Solutions has signed a grant agreement with the European Commission under the Horizon Europe programme.
The project, coordinated by the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN), will receive €10.7m for demonstrating the full value chain of green hydrogen.
The development will start on the 1 September 2023, and will last for five years.
The total budget is €13m out of which €10.7m will be covered by the European Union.
The project will be supplied with renewable electricity from a 6MW offshore wind plant to produce green hydrogen.
A 1MW Gateway series electrolyser from Stargate will be installed in the onshore hydrogen production plant at the PLOCAN site on Gran Canaria.
The generated green hydrogen and oxygen will be used at the local hospital complex.
The production of green hydrogen in maritime environments is still in its technological infancy, with only a handful of demonstration projects ongoing in Europe.
Stargate will be granted €3m which covers the delivery and installation of its 1MW electrolyser system that includes Stargate Stellar series stacks as well as H2/O2 compression and storage equipment.
“Stargate looks forward to delivering our Gateway series electrolyser specifically developed for maritime application,” said Stargate chief technology officer Rainer Küngas.
“Being part of this important demonstration project brings Stargate to the technological forefront of the rapidly developing field of maritime electrolysis, paving the way for future on-shore and off-shore installations,” added Küngas.
In addition to Stargate, the project consortium includes the following partners ESTEYCO, NeoDyne, 2G Solutions, ICoRSA, CMC, SCS, GOBCAN, SPLP, and EMEC as an associated partner.
The consortium is dedicated to engaging related stakeholders and developing replicable models for the future commercial use of green hydrogen that could be adopted more widely, on the other Canary Islands as well in other maritime locations.