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Athens, May 13<\/b><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/sup> 2021<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Marks a milestone for energy transition through hydrogen technologies<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Last week was extremely important for hydrogen technologies and the Greek energy system. The national proposal for \u201cWhite Dragon\u201d<\/strong> was submitted on Wednesday, May 5, in the framework of the Greek call for expression of interest for Hydrogen Important Projects of Common European Interest by a group of companies formed by the largest energy groups in the country. The \u201cWhite Dragon\u201d is fully supported by the Region of West Macedonia and is the development of the initial expression of interest, in September 2019 in Brussels, of the Regional Governor of West Macedonia Mr. George Kasapidis. At regional level, it has also the support of the Bioeconomy and Environment Cluster of West Macedonia.<\/p>\n The core of the project is based on the gradual replacement of the lignite power plants of West Macedonia and the transition to clean energy<\/strong> having as final goal the de-carbonization of the country’s energy mix. The \u201cWhite Dragon\u201d project will use large-scale renewable electricity (GW) for the production of green hydrogen<\/strong> by electrolysis in Western Macedonia. <\/p>\n *Renewable hydrogen will be supplied almost entirely into the pipelines<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n On behalf of all the partners participating in \u201cWhite Dragon\u201d, Mr. Konstantinos Xifaras, CEO of DEPA Commercial, noted: \u201cThe \u201cWhite Dragon\u201d project, coordinated by DEPA Commercial, is a decisive step for the realization and development of hydrogen technologies in Greece. The project has the potential to become a lighthouse project for Europe by having a significant positive environmental and socio-economic footprint. It is estimated to attract major investments in the green technologies\u2019 sector, create a great amount of sustainable jobs, make Greece a pioneer in Southeast Europe in terms of hydrogen technologies and make West Macedonia an exemplar for fair transition to clean technologies<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Athens, May 13th 2021 Marks a milestone for energy transition through hydrogen technologies Last week was extremely important for hydrogen technologies and the Greek energy system. [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nDEPA Commercial<\/strong>, as project coordinator, in collaboration with Advent Technologies, Damco Energy<\/strong> (Copelouzos Group), PPC, DESFA, HELLENIC PETROLEUM, Motor Oil, Corinth Pipeworks, TAP and Terna Energy<\/strong> submitted to the Greek Government and the EU their investment proposal which exceeds the amount of 8 billion Euro, for the development of an innovative integrated green hydrogen project<\/strong> in Greece which covers the entire hydrogen value chain.<\/p>\n
\nHydrogen will then be stored directly (short-term hydrogen storage) and indirectly (streaming through DESFA\u2019s natural gas pipeline) and, subsequently, through high temperature fuel cells will provide the country’s power grid with electricity as a fixed base load co-generation unit of green energy and heat<\/strong>.
\nThe generated heat, as a by-product of green electricity production, could initially have a complementary use to the district remote heating networks of West Macedonia, as well as in other applications that require heat and \/ or cooling in the future (industries, data centers, greenhouses, etc.).
\nMoreover, a main goal of the \u201cWhite Dragon\u201d project is the development, by the cooperating companies, of an integrated Hydrogen Industrial Research Center within the High Technology Hydrogen Node Research & Development & Innovation that will be created in West Macedonia.
\nThe intended upgrade and capitalization of the existing energy infrastructure (electricity grids and natural gas pipelines) is of utmost importance. In particular, natural gas pipelines will be used for the transport of green hydrogen for other uses, as well as for its indirect storage. A necessary condition is the creation of a regulatory framework for Energy Net Metering as a transition option until the full development of the hydrogen economy.
\nTo accelerate growth in the framework of \u201cWhite Dragon\u201d, the National Natural Gas Transmission System will initially be prepared so that it can receive increasing rates of hydrogen, which will reduce the carbon footprint of the fuel and help initiate the hydrogen market. Moreover, the study and construction of an exclusive hydrogen backbone pipeline will be implemented in Greece, along with the first hydrogen projects in the transport sector (garbage trucks, trucks, trains, cars), the appropriate infrastructure for hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) and its road transportation and distribution.
\nThe exclusive hydrogen backbone pipeline will enable the interconnection between remote green hydrogen production units with large end consumers (refineries, industrial units, etc.) to help them \u201cgreen\u201d their production processes, but also the interconnection with the respective systems of neighboring countries.
\nFinally, through the integrated \u201cWhite Dragon\u201d project, the transport and export potential of hydrogen through TAP Pipeline connecting Greece to European markets.
\nThe key elements of the completed \u201cWhite Dragon\u201d project are:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/pre>\n
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\n Total investment cost:<\/td>\n \u20ac 8.063 billion<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Project duration:<\/td>\n 2022 – 2029 (R&D, FID and \u0395\u0395\u03a4 phases)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hydrogen production:<\/td>\n 250,000 tons \/ year *<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hydrogen for other uses:<\/td>\n 58,000 to 71,000 tons \/ year<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Saving CO2:<\/td>\n 11.5 million tons \/ year<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Job creation:<\/td>\n 18,000 direct jobs and 29,500 indirect<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n