The contract for the expansion of The Chemours Company’s green hydrogen production facility in the Villers-Saint Paul (VSP) region of France has been awarded to AECOM. The expansion project will allow Chemours to increase capacity and advance the technology of its Nafion Ion Exchange materials platform, which is said to be a key component for electrolysers to produce green hydrogen.
According to AECOM, the project will enable Chemours to support the growing market demand for clean hydrogen generation, while supporting its broader global decarbonisation efforts.
“We’re very pleased to have been appointed to manage the delivery of the expansion of Chemours’s capacities in France. Enabling facilities to produce green hydrogen are central to decarbonisation efforts and to enabling the clean energy transition. Our track record of delivering large scale project management services internationally, as well as our extensive sector expertise, will help ensure the successful delivery of Chemours VSP,” said Colin Wood, Chief Executive of AECOM Europe and India.
AECOM notes that it has previously undertaken similar project management services for Chemours in the US, and is also engaged in supporting Chemours at the Villers-Saint-Paul site, with permitting support through AECOM’s Environment team.
The firm says it has significant experience in the development of green hydrogen – earlier this year, it announced a strategic agreement with Spanish infrastructure group URBAS to develop green hydrogen, green ammonia, and biofuels projects.
The company is also part of a framework working on ATOME Energy’s green hydrogen and ammonia facility in Villeta, Paraguay, which is being supported by Paraguay’s National Electricity Commission, the concluded.