Fives and hydrogen supplier Lhyfe have signed an agreement for the supply and combustion of green hydrogen to industries including glass.
The Memorandum of Understanding will speed up energy transition by facilitating the use of hydrogen in process industries, without needing to modify all the equipment.
Lhyfe will produce and supply green hydrogen, while industrial engineering group Fives will provide solutions for its use in industrial combustion processes.
Lhyfe and Fives will focus primarily on the glass, metals and cement industries, as well as some selected industrial heating processes and applications in Europe and North America.
In recent years, the combustion of hydrogen, which emits no CO2, has emerged as one of the most promising solutions for reducing the carbon footprint of industrial processes.
Frédéric Thrum, Deputy General Manager of Fives and President of the Energy Division, said: “As a pioneer in decarbonisation, Fives supports industrial companies in their energy transition, in particular their switch to hydrogen.
“Our unique and innovative combustion systems are developed to reduce the environmental impact of our customers around the world. We are proud to be partnering with Lhyfe, to respond together to the urgency of climate change and make industrial processes more sustainable and efficient.”
Image above: hydrogen combustion.
Lhyfe produces green and renewable hydrogen through the electrolysis of water, at production units powered by renewable energy.
The company’s first site has been operational since the second half of 2021, and two further sites were inaugurated in 2023. Several other sites are being built or extended across Europe.
