2025 brings significant development for the hydrogen industry in the Agder region. More than 200 companies are part of the Agder H2 Network. Two of these are in the process of building hydrogen factories.
“We are on schedule”, says Torstein Thorsen Ekern, CEO of Greenstat in Kristiansand where the building of a 20 MW factory started this fall. The ground will be ready in March and the construction of the actual facility will start in April/May.
“We will produce and sell renewable hydrogen to the market in Q4 2026,” says Ekern.
PIKERFOSS ON SCHEDULE
The Agder based energy utility, Å Energi, is also on schedule with their hydrogen pilot at Pikerfoss.
“All long-lead items are ordered. Preparation of the ground starts as soon as the snow melts. We expect to produce green hydrogen within a year, with commercial deliveries in 2026,” says Kristin Anette Dale, Head of Industrial Development at Å Energi.
For Tanja Erichsen, Head of the Agder H2 Network, the building of the two factories represents important milestones for the hydrogen industry in the region.
“Having two frontrunners in our network is a great asset and inspiration. They add competence and momentum to the rest of the 200 companies in our network,” says Erichsen.
EU HYDROGEN VALLEY
2025 could bring another huge development for the Agder hydrogen industry, as the region applies to become an
EU Hydrogen Valley. The Port of Kristiansand, Agder County and Kristiansand Municipality are leading the initial phase of what would become a NOK 230 million project. So far, 15 companies have agreed to be part of the consortium, among them Å Energi, Greenstat, and Avinor.
“We intend to drum up the complete hydrogen value chain and apply for an EU Hydrogen Valley project.
If successful, it could propel the Agder hydrogen industry to a new level,” says Alice Leland Høye, Project Manager at Business Region Kristiansand.
The call will be announced on 22 January, while the deadline for submitting the application will be mid-April.
