Norway, Aug. 16 -- Project Id: 73108

Description: Grant agreement ID: 779469

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Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 January 2018

End date

31 December 2021

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.3.8.2.

H2020-EU.3.3.8.3.

Overall budget:

€ 6 921 215

EU contribution

€ 4 997 738,63

Objective

The Haeolus project will install a 2 MW electrolyser in the remote region of Varanger, Norway, inside the Raggovidda wind farm, whose growth is limited by grid bottlenecks.

The electrolyser will be based on PEM technology and will be integrated with the wind farm, hydrogen storage and a smaller fuel cell for re-electrification.

To maximise relevance to wind farms across the EU and the world, the plant will be operated in multi...