Metacon Secures EU Funding for Biogas-to-Green-Hydrogen Project
Metacon's Greek subsidiary, Metacon SA, has received EU funding of EUR 188,018 for the PUREHY2+ project. The initiative aims to develop an integrated system for producing high-purity green hydrogen from biogas and capturing carbon dioxide.
Metacon AB announced that its wholly owned Greek subsidiary, Metacon SA, has secured EU funding for its participation in the PUREHY2+ project. The company will receive EUR 188,018 from the grant, which supports the development of an integrated system for producing high-purity green hydrogen from biogas, along with on-site carbon dioxide capture.
The PUREHY2+ project aims to refine biogas into hydrogen with a purity exceeding 99.97%. This process could offer existing biogas producers a valuable additional product beyond biomethane and electricity. The technology seeks to create a pathway for distributed renewable hydrogen production by utilizing existing biogas infrastructure, rather than solely relying on new, energy-intensive facilities.
This project builds upon the previous PUREHY initiative, where the consortium developed and tested Greece's first semi-pilot unit for on-site hydrogen production and purification from biogas. PUREHY2+ intends to advance this work towards a more integrated and adaptable solution for biogas producers.
"Biogas plants already have access to valuable renewable feedstock and established production infrastructure," stated Christer Wikner, President and CEO of Metacon. "We see great potential in how these assets can also be used to produce high-purity green hydrogen and capture green carbon dioxide on site." The project represents an opportunity for Metacon to advance its proprietary reforming technology and system integration capabilities within the burgeoning hydrogen market.
The PUREHY2+ project has a total budget of EUR 1,626,622 and will run for 36 months. Metacon's specific project budget is EUR 235,022, with the EU grant covering 80% of this amount. The initiative is co-funded by the European Union through the "Competitiveness" Programme and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).