A hybrid battery and fuel cell electric ferry is among the initial projects aimed at kickstarting a new green hydrogen industry in Estonia.
The Baltic nation of Estonia has launched an ambitious 100% renewable energy goal for 2030. As part of that goal, energy industry stakeholders plan to showcase the entire country as the world’s first nationwide, integrated “hydrogen valley” hub, with a focus on green hydrogen.I’ll be in the Estonian city of Talinn later this week to report on the country’s renewable energy journey for, including site visits and interviews with local startups.
Stakeholders in Estonia initially launched the Hydrogen Valley Estonia consortium in 2022, and by 2023 the wheels were in motion. “Alexela, Eesti Energia, the Port of Tallinn, the University of Tartu and the Estonian Hydrogen Association have today signed an agreement to establishto accelerate the vigorous and versatile development of the hydrogen industry and to officially establish the world’s first nationwide Hydrogen Valley,” the partners announced in April last year.
“This spring, interested parties have met several times in Paldiski. Paldiski is an ideal location for hydrogen production and industrial use, as it has the necessary infrastructure in the form of a harbour, railway, road, gas pipeline, solar and wind farms, and more. Offshore wind farms are also likely to be built on the west coast in the coming years,” Invest in Estonia noted.
The Saare 2.1 offshore wind area is expected to host as many as 98 wind turbines, with a total capacity of up to 1,560 megawatts. The numbers will firm up once a forthcoming environmental assessment is completed.
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