Morocco set to become Europe’s key supplier of green hydrogen

Morocco is busy working to become one of Europe’s main suppliers of green hydrogen, which is generated by renewable energy or from low-carbon power.

To reach this ambitious goal, leading energy developer CWP Global and German Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, will conduct a feasibility study on green hydrogen shipping from Morocco to Europe.

They signed on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a joint feasibility study in 2023 that will explore a 500 tons per day hydrogen transport chain from the North African Kingdom to Europe, using Hydrogenious’ proven LOHC technology.

The 15 GW AMUN project near the city of Tan Tan in Morocco will be explored as a starting point in the feasibility study. This project is focused on producing ammonia locally from green hydrogen, to support the decarbonization of fertilizer and maritime shipping, among others.

With its Atlantic coastline ideal for wind and its vast inland deserts perfect for solar, Morocco has enormous potential for renewable energy production.

In the first phase of the AMUN project near the city of Tan Tan, CWP Global plans to install 3 GW of wind and 3 GW of solar power to produce green hydrogen, which will then be used for local ammonia synthesis and might also be suitable for export via LOHC.

A second phase of the project will add a further 9 GW of wind and solar generation capacity.