Lightsource bp to partner with Dourogás on green hydrogen projects

Sutad Watthanakul | EyeEm | Getty ImagesSolar business Lightsource bp is to partner with Portugal’s Dourogas on a number of projects centered around green hydrogen production.In a statement Thursday, Lightsource bp — which oil and gas giant BP has a 50% stake in — said the partnership would see the two firms “explore the potential of eight green hydrogen sites.”The idea behind the collaboration is that solar facilities from Lightsource bp will be used to power electrolyzers Dourogas has developed. Green hydrogen produced by the partnership is to be “injected directly” into the Portuguese gas grid, Lightsource bp said.The collaboration’s first project has benefited from a 5 million euro grant ($5.65 million) from the European Union’s Portugal 2020 fund.Read more about clean energy from CNBC ProHydrogen, which has a diverse range of applications, can be produced in a number of…

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