Klaipėda Port moves closer to green hydrogen production with successful electrolyzer tests

Klaipėda Port’s green hydrogen project is moving quickly toward completion. Recently, a key milestone was reached when the main component of the future hydrogen station – the electrolyzer – successfully passed factory tests in Italy.

“Successfully completing the factory tests of the green hydrogen electrolyzer is a major step forward for Klaipėda Port in its plans to produce, use and supply clean fuels. This milestone brings us much closer to finishing a unique project in the region and reducing our environmental footprint. The Port Authority and its partners have ensured the core systems of the green hydrogen base work flawlessly, allowing the project to stay on track. The equipment will be shipped to Klaipėda Port for installation and on-site testing. We plan to begin producing clean fuels next year,” says Algis Latakas, General Director of Klaipėda State Seaport Authority.

The green hydrogen production and supply station, which will start operating at Klaipėda Port next year, will house a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) type electrolyzer. When operating at full capacity, about 127 tonnes of green hydrogen will be produced annually, part of which will be used to power the first vessel in the country driven by green hydrogen, currently nearing completion.

The electrolyzer intended for Klaipėda is being manufactured at the “IMI Remosa” plant in Cagliari, Italy.

Klaipėda Port will become the first in Lithuania and among the Baltic States to produce and supply green hydrogen. The decision to undertake such an ambitious project was made taking into account global sustainability trends, environmental challenges, and the aim to promote energy transformation and development, as well as to contribute to solving greenhouse gas emission problems.

The company Gevalda, which won the public tender announced by the Klaipėda Port Authority, is expected to complete construction by the end of the year. Once the site is finished, the installation and testing of hydrogen equipment will follow. All construction and installation works are scheduled for completion by February next year.

The project is being implemented under the Economic Recovery and Resilience Plan Next Generation Lithuania, funded by the European Union’s NextGenerationEU recovery and resilience facility. The total estimated cost of the hydrogen production and refueling station is approximately €12 million, with around €6 million financed by EU funds.