At the plant, hydrogen will be produced with Stargate’s alkaline electrolyser system called Gateway200. With a capacity of 1 MW, the system will utilise electricity from the main grid and household water sources. A hydrogen filling station will be built in connection with the plant for delivering the hydrogen to industrial customers. The plant will serve as a blueprint and testing bed for larger projects in Fortum’s pipeline.
Marko Virkebau, CEO of Stargate Hydrogen, commented: “We are proud to collaborate with Fortum on this exciting project in Loviisa. Our Gateway 1MW alkaline electrolyser system is designed to meet the demands of industrial-scale green hydrogen production and will enable Fortum to harvest the potential of hydrogen. We are also looking forward to supporting Fortum on the next steps of their hydrogen roadmap.”
The Kalla test center is funded entirely from Fortum’s R&D funds and is expected to be in operation for around two years between 2025 and 2028. The total R&D cost of the pilot project is around €17 million. According to Fortum’s strategy, the company will explore hydrogen through small-scale projects in the Nordics stepwise.
