Denmark’s Topsoe to build large-scale electrolyser plant
Solid-oxide plant in Herning will be the largest and most advanced of its type in the world, company says
Danish technology company Topsoe plans to build a $288mn solid-oxide electrolyser manufacturing plant at Herning in central Denmark with an initial capacity of 500MW/yr and the option to scale up to 5GW/yr. Construction of the plant, which Topsoe says will be the largest and most advanced of its type in the world, is scheduled to start in the second half of this year, pending approval by the company’s board and by regulators. The facility is expected to be operational in 2024 and will have a workforce of 170. Topsoe says it is already in advanced talks with potential partners over future offtake agreements and commitments to reserve capacity produced at the plant. The facility will produce s
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