Hydrogen Utopia & SWECO - ALLIANCE TO WORK ON THE PHE DMG® SYSTEM IN KONIN.
Hydrogen Utopia International Ltd. through its Polish subsidiary Hydropolis United sp. z o.o is delighted to announce that on June 9th 2021 it has signed its agreement with SWECO Poland for preparation of concept design and Environmental Impact Assessment report for the PHE DMG® Waste-to-Hydrogen project in Konin. The estimated cost of the Concept Design and the EIA report is estimated to be valued at GBP 100 000.
Sweco is a natural partner for the PHE DMG®project as it is a leading European engineering consultancy company, active in the fields of consulting engineering, environmental technology and architecture. The company plans and designs sustainable cities, industries and community infrastructure. One major megatrend which is greatly taken into consideration by Sweco is to prevent and manage the climate change through all aspects and that is why Sweco was chosen by Hydrogen Utopia International as the best Company to prepare the ground work for the PHE DMG® project in Konin.
Over the course of 2019, the city of Konin prepared a new energy transition strategy for the city, which includes both waste-to-energy initiatives as well as using hydrogen as a fuel for local transport and municipal companies. The city is currently engaged, together with other relevant regional stakeholders in preparing the territorial transition plan for the Eastern Wielkopolska region.
The transition will be strongly supported by a close collaboration between HUI and Powerhouse Energy PLC - a UK based company which is a leading provider of onsite clean energy systems and long-term energy off-take services. Powerhouse Energy uses both traditional and renewable forms of fuel to generate both electric and thermal energy in an economically viable and environmentally responsible manner. Powerhouse holds the rights to the Distributed Modular Gasification (DMG®) technology.
Hydrogen is increasingly seen as an essential component in the energy transition to clean energy away from fossil fuels. It is the best available technology for heavy-duty and long-range transport, as well as for decarbonising key industries including cement and steel production and potentially domestic heating.
In 2020 the European Union created the Just Transition Fund to ensure that certain (coal phase-out regions) areas in Europe will be able to rebuild their economy thanks to future 4.0. technologies like the DMG® system and Konin was designated by the EU as one of the Just Transition Fund areas. Since there was a very positive response from the Konin City Hall upon appreciating that the Powerhouse Energy DMG® technology not only produces a zero carbon hydrogen by-product but it also creates a significant number of jobs for each system that is end - of - life for 14,0000 tons of mixed waste plastic with 5 revenue opportunities; gate fee, sale of syngas, hydrogen, electricity and heat the DMG® system provides when in operation.
The agreement between Hydrogen Utopia International and Sweco is another step forward in finalising the process of the implementation of this technology in Poland.
Tim Yeo, Executive Chairman of Powerhouse Energy said: "We are delighted SWECO has been appointed to help rollout Powerhouse Energy technology in the city of Konin, Poland. The rollout in Europe of Powerhouse Energy technology is underway and it will soon be helping Poland on their clean energy transition, helping it meet its net zero targets".
Dariusz Czerniak, SWECO, Director, Energy Department said: "It is our privilege to work closely with Hydrogen Utopia International on the PHE DMG® system, as it is a novel, 4.0. technology. We believe that the DMG® solution can tackle the global growing plastic waste problem. The DMG® system will also enhance the transition of the hydrogen economy and we are proud to be a part of this exciting future for Poland”.
Aleksandra Binkowska, CEO of Hydrogen Utopia International said: "The DMG® system is a global revolution and it is reassuring to have SWECO on my side to build the first one in Poland. I am sure that this is just the beginning of a long-standing and prosperous alliance between the two Companies. The ultimate goal is to build at least ten systems in Konin in order to create the first Polish Centre of Hydrogen. It was my vision and it is a privilege to turn this vision into reality together with SWECO".
For more information please contact us, or
Aleksandra Binkowska - Founder
Tel: +48 602 527 711 | Email: aleksandra.binkowska@hydrogenutopia.eu
Notes to editors
ABOUT HYDROGEN UTOPIA
Hydrogen Utopia International (HUI) was founded in 2020 by Aleksandra Binkowska with the aim to turn Poland and the EU to net positive through using unrecyclable plastic and transforming it into low cost hydrogen and electricity. The UK based technology company is actively working with the EU to gain funding and subsidies for the first waste to energy DMG plant in Konin, Poland. https://www.hydrogenutopia.eu
ABOUT POWERHOUSE ENERGY GROUP
Powerhouse Energy, the sustainable hydrogen company, has developed a technology that provides a solution to non-recyclable plastic and produces a clean energy that can help improve air quality by replacing diesel with hydrogen as a transport fuel.
Powerhouse technology aims to be used at a local level providing a closed loop solution within the community for non-recyclable plastic waste, cleaning up our oceans and helping to accelerate the clean energy transition to reach the target of net zero emissions by 2030.
The Distributed Modular Generation (DMG®) technology can utilise non-recyclable plastic, end-of-life-tyres, and other waste streams to efficiently and economically convert them into syngas from which valuable products such as chemical precursors, hydrogen, electricity and other industrial products may be derived.
Powerhouse's technology is one of the world's first proven, distributed, modular, hydrogen from waste (HfW) process.
The Powerhouse (DMG®) process can generate up to 2 tonnes of road-fuel quality hydrogen and more than 58MWh of exportable electricity per day.
Powerhouse's process produces low levels of safe residues and requires a small operating footprint, making it suitable for deployment at enterprise and community level. As announced on 11th February 2020 under its Supplemental Agreement with Peel Environmental, Powerhouse will receive an annual license fee of GBP500,000 in respect of each project which is commissioned.
Powerhouse is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM Market under the ticker: PHE and is incorporated in the United Kingdom.
For more information see www.powerhouseenergy.co.uk
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