French energy giant TotalEnergies SE and Austrian utility Verbund AG are considering producing green hydrogen in Tunisia, before exporting the emission-free fuel via pipeline to Europe.
Under a memorandum of understanding signed with the Tunisian government, Verbund and TE H2 – a joint venture owned 80% by Total Energies and 20% by Eren Groupe SA – intend to… Luxembourg – Study of green hydrogen production in the North African country. The H2 Notos project will use electrolyzers powered by energy generated by large onshore wind and solar farms, and will be supplied with desalinated seawater, to produce 200,000 tons of green hydrogen annually during its first phase.
The gas is scheduled to be exported via the SoutH2 Corridor, a hydrogen pipeline project linking North Africa to Italy, Austria and Germany, according to a joint statement issued by the two companies on Tuesday. This project, which will include more than 70% of reused pipelines, could be operational by 2030.
