The world’s largest energy park with a capacity of 95 GW: Hydrogen, solar and wind together!

Danish energy company GreenGo Energy has shared plans to develop a 190TWh green energy park in the West African country of Mauritania, with the capacity to produce four million tonnes of green hydrogen per year. The Danish developer says the ambitious project could turn Mauritania into a global renewable fuel hub. In the project called Megaton Moon, hydrogen, solar and wind resources will be used together.

Hydrogen, solar and wind resources together

The developer behind the Megaton Moon project says its plan to deploy 60GW of wind and solar power, alongside massive electrolyser capacity, will deliver one of the world’s largest green energy parks in Mauritania. GreenGo Energy has applied to the government of the West African country to deploy renewable energy sources as well as 35 GW of electrolyzers to be built in phases between 2028 and 2035.

In addition to hybrid wind and solar energy production, it is planned to produce four million tons of green hydrogen with 35GW electrolysis and also produce 18 million tons of green ammonia. Under GreenGo’s plans, more than 70 million tonnes of desalinated water would be produced each year – more than three times the plant’s needs – supporting the development of a large-scale desert agriculture industry.

Megaton Moon will provide 1 percent of total global green hydrogen demand by 2050, according to GreenGo. GreenGo did not say how much the massive plan would cost, saying it would be financed through a partnership approach. The firm has been operating since 2011 and has an existing renewable energy production pipeline of 27 GW, according to its website.

However, the size of the project will also bring about local production of PV panels, wind turbine blades and electrolysis components. Mauritania has some of the world’s best solar and wind resources, suitable flat lands, water resources and suitable coasts. Therefore, the cost of hydrogen production in the country is half that of Northern Europe, and potentially even lower. This advantage of Mauritania has also attracted other energy companies such as BP.