Decommissioning Support for Hydrogen Facility Upgrade

Project overview:

Eurowind Energy acquired an existing hydrogen production facility in Hobro, Denmark, as part of its strategy to expand into the Power-to-X industry. The facility, originally built as a demonstration unit featuring a PEM electrolyzer, had been in operation since 2018. To prepare the site for a planned upgrade, several subsystems — including automation and control systems, compression and filling equipment, and process-related components — needed to be safely decommissioned and removed. Decommissioning a hydrogen facility presents specific technical and safety challenges. Systems must be correctly isolated, depressurized, and disconnected in a controlled sequence, with proper documentation in place to support both the removal process and the subsequent integration of new equipment.

The solution:

Leap supported Eurowind Energy in creating an overview of the PLC program and plant automation setup as part of the decommissioning of the existing electrolyzer. This included identifying and removing all signals, components, and functions related to the electrolyzer in both the PLC and SCADA system, including alarms, trips, and control logic. This work ensured that the plant could continue operating after the electrolyzer was physically removed, while also preparing the system for the future implementation of a new electrolyzer.”

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