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Technip Energies NV has been awarded two engineering, procurement services and construction management (EPsCm) contracts by Galp with a combined price tag of EUR 650 million ($685 million) for the addition of an advanced biofuels unit and a green hydrogen unit to the Sines refinery in Portugal, Technip Energies said in a media release.
Both projects are part of Galp’s program to reduce the carbon footprint of the refinery and its products.
The advanced biofuels unit, promoted by the joint venture of Galp (75 percent) and Mitsui (25 percent), will have a 270 ktpa capacity and will produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from bio-feedstock and waste residues and will allow Galp to avoid about 800 ktpa of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the statement. For this unit, Technip Energies said it will work in consortium with Technoedif Engenharia, a large engineering firm in Portugal, to complete the EPsCm contract.
The green hydrogen unit, composed of a 100-megawatt electrolysis plant, will produce up to 15 ktpa of renewable hydrogen using proton exchange membrane electrolyzers, which will be supplied by Plug Power, Techip Energies said. This unit will allow the replacement of around 20 percent of the existing gray hydrogen consumption of the Sines refinery and will lead to a greenhouse gas emissions reduction of about 110 ktpa, according to Technip Energies.
“The Final Investment Decision for these two important projects is a major step taken by Galp to transform the refining industry in Portugal. Technip Energies, who has been supporting Galp strategy since the early phases of those two projects, is now delighted to be selected as a partner for the execution phase of both,” Chief Operating Officer of Technip Energies Marco Villa said.
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