GPCE intends to harness its existing photovoltaic farms for hydrogen production. Photovoltaics are instrumental in hydrogen production as they provide the electricity essential for water electrolysis, the process that dissociates water into hydrogen and oxygen. GPCE anticipates launching its hydrogen operations by 2025.

Hydrogen, in addition to being an eco-friendly energy source, holds significant potential for deployment in industries characterized by high energy demands for manufacturing.

These sectors include heavy industry, transport, and the chemical industry. By incorporating hydrogen into our energy solutions, GPC is able to reduce the environmental footprint of these sectors while ensuring the provision of reliable and efficient energy.

The path to net zero emissions requires a radical shift in the existing energy paradigm. This includes a significant expansion of the use of hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels in all sectors.

The choice of decarbonization methodology hinges upon the feasibility and practicability of direct electrification and clean hydrogen across various sectors. Where direct electrification is readily available and has been developed on a large scale, it is often the preferred route. This is illustrated by the decarbonization of light commercial vehicles.

Thus, provided its applicability, clean hydrogen will also become the leading technology in sectors that today face major challenges or direct electrification technologies are not yet widespread. This particularly holds true for long-haul heavy transport, high-temperature industrial heat in heavy industries such as steel, glass, and cement, and the steel and petrochemical sectors.