First Green Hydrogen Injection Demonstration Project in Portugal
3/17/2023
Marubeni Corporation launched the first green hydrogen injection demonstration project in the natural gas distribution network of Portugal through its investment in Floene Energias, S.A. , a gas distribution system operator in Portugal with over 70% of the country’s market share. In this demonstration project, Floene is transporting green hydrogen through its newly-constructed hydrogen pipeline, injecting it into its existing natural gas network, and distributing it to a customer base at around 80 residential, commercial, and industrial locations. The green hydrogen utilized is produced by a local company through an electrolysis process to split water using solar power. Floene plans to incr