Technip Energies, in a consortium with Monford Group, has won a contract to work on a 10MW green hydrogen project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (WA).
The team has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) contract by Yuri Operations, to develop the Yuri Phase 0 project.
Project Yuri, which is being developed in partnership with Yara Clean Ammonia and Engie, includes a 10MW electrolysis plant and an 18MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm with an 8MW battery energy storage system (BESS) providing the necessary energy for the electrolysis.
It will produce up to 640 tonnes of green hydrogen per annum for use in the existing Yara Pilbara Ammonia Plant to produce green ammonia.
Technip Energies is responsible for the overall project management and the electrolysis plant engineering, procurement, commissioning and start up.
Monford Group is responsible for the overall project construction and the PV farm engineering, procurement, commissioning and start up.
The project has received grant funding from the Federal Government via ARENA, as part the Advancing Renewables Program and from Western Australia State Government as a part of Western Australian Renewable Hydrogen Fund.
Mitsui & Co has agreed to acquire a 28% stake in Yuri Operations subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions under its investment agreement.
Laure Mandrou, SVP Carbon-Free Solutions of Technip Energies, stated: “We are very proud to be entrusted by ENGIE and Yara to deliver this flagship project.
“Yuri project is an important milestone paving the way for an accelerated deployment of green hydrogen capacity to decarbonise the industry.
“Technip Energies is engaged in playing a leading role in this journey and this award reinforces our position as a key enabler for integrated carbon-free hydrogen solutions.
“With our partner, Monford Group, we offer a very robust and competitive combination and are committed to make this project a reference for the industry.”
Project Yuri has a multi-phase plan (Phase 0-I-II-III), which aims to establish a new industry value chain, harvesting renewable power in WA, to make renewable hydrogen and ammonia as feedstock for chemical production, as well as renewable fuel for power generation and shipping, serving local and export markets.