KEME Green H2

First green hydrogen project for an energy community.

Resumen de la inversión

Categoría de impacto

Energía sostenible

Tipo de inversión

Préstamo

Interés anual

Plazo

meses

Nivel de riesgo

C+

Green hydrogen is essential for the decarbonization strategy of the economy, particularly in the industrial and mobility sectors. Very strong growth is expected for this product and its derivatives in the next ten years. Portugal has an ambitious growth strategy for green hydrogen, as does the European Union, and strong growth in this sector is expected in the coming years.

This campaign aims to finance the first steps towards licensing the first green hydrogen project for an energy community and its preliminary studies.

The promoter's mission is to promote and implement renewable democratic energy solutions, decentralizing its production and generalizing its consumption to reduce the human impact on the environment and address climate change.

This campaign supports the start of an innovative project to implement a reliable and promising technology to harness renewable resources and fight climate change.

The KEME Green H2 campaign aims to fulfill part of this mission by introducing a new renewable energy - green hydrogen - in places where only water and sun (or wind) are needed.

This project includes the implementation in Sines of a green hydrogen production unit using an innovative Portuguese technology patented by the company Fusion Fuel.

In a second phase, the connection of this unit to a Renewable Energy Community in the city of Sines will aim to enable widespread use of this form of renewable energy, incorporating it into the electrical system of the local community mainly as a means of energy storage.

The financing of the licensing (and associated research) for the project will open doors to its implementation in the chosen location and will facilitate raising further private funding to install the green hydrogen production unit.

¿Cuál es el impacto?

Promoting decarbonization of the economy and efficiency of the energy sector: green hydrogen plays a key role in the energy transition and in achieving climate goals, since it is obtained using renewable electricity and water, it can be used to reduce emissions in greenhouse gases emission-intensive industries and sectors. Green hydrogen also allows for storing energy in large quantities and for long periods, promoting energy efficiency in systems.
With an estimated production of 72 tons of green hydrogen per year, KEME's plant will enable the production of an estimated 2376 MWh of clean energy, helping to avoid the emission of more than 318 tons of CO2 per year, the equivalent of planting nearly 15,000 trees.
Promotion of access to renewable energy: through the creation of a Renewable Energy Community in the city of Sines, in a second phase, the project will be able to evaluate the generalization of the use of this form of renewable energy, incorporating it into the local community's electrical system mainly as a means of energy storage.
Building infrastructure for renewable energy: the licensing of the project, and respective studies, will enable the implementation in the chosen location, with the subsequent construction of modern infrastructure for obtaining and supplying renewable energy with green hydrogen.

Indicadores de impacto
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318385

CO2 avoided per year

2376000

KWh

clean energy

Contribución a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
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Sobre el promotor

About

ENERGYKEME LDA

Keme Energy es una startup fundada en 2018 en Figueira da Foz para proporcionar servicios energéticos (ESCo) para Comunidades de Energía Renovable (REC). Keme surgió bajo la reciente legislación nacional que promueve la producción descentralizada de energía renovable entre la sociedad civil para implementar las directrices de transición energética europeas.

El concepto de REC está bastante implantado en varios países del norte de Europa. Sin embargo, Portugal se encuentra en sus primeras etapas, construyendo una cadena de suministro y valor específica para este tipo de negocio. Por un lado, esto representa una oportunidad para la innovación empresarial y productos que respalden la actividad de las REC. Por otro lado, aún existe la necesidad de investigación y desarrollo en la creación del servicio y sus productos asociados, incluyendo el uso de nuevas fuentes de energía renovable como el hidrógeno verde.

El equipo de Keme Energy está compuesto por tres empleados con una amplia formación y experiencia laboral en la implementación de sistemas de energía renovable en tierra y en el mar, así como en el desarrollo de tecnología para apoyar los sectores marítimo y energético. La empresa también tiene acceso a una amplia gama de consultores en el campo de la energía y empresas asociadas que apoyan la prestación de sus servicios e implementación de sus productos.

En 2021, Keme Energy fue reconocida por la Agencia Nacional de Innovación de Portugal como adecuada para la práctica de actividades de Investigación y Desarrollo en las áreas de Energía y Economía del Mar.

Sitio web del promotor

https://www.kemeenergy.com/

Equipo

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