Siemens is deploying its Hydrogen Performance Suite at Galp’s GalpH2Park facility, which is expected to produce up to 15,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen a year, as the sector looks to improve the economics of production.
Siemens and Portugal-based energy company Galp Energia are collaborating to digitalise GalpH2Park, a renewable hydrogen plant in Sines, Portugal, that is expected to be one of Europe’s largest when it starts operating at the end of the year.
For the 100 MW facility in the first project phase, Siemens is deploying its software portfolio for the hydrogen industry to enable smarter operations and optimise the value of the plant.
Digital process twin at the centre of operations
Central to the collaboration is Siemens’ Hydrogen Performance Suite (HPS), a digital cockpit designed to continuously improve renewable hydrogen plant operations. At its core is a predictive Digital Process Twin, a high-fidelity model built on physics-based modelling that provides operational insights through real-time optimisation to support faster, data-driven decision-making.
To power the twin, Siemens is deploying an integrated software stack for process modelling, data analytics and real-time visualisation, which translates plant data into insights for operators. The twin is integrated with live plant data and external sources, such as grid operators and energy markets, giving Galp’s operators end-to-end visibility of the facility. Siemens said this supports production scheduling and energy procurement, and estimates that the HPS can deliver energy savings of up to 15 per cent.
“GalpH2Park is a lighthouse for Europe’s energy transition”, said Axel Lorenz, Executive Vice President Automation Process Industries at Siemens. “We are convinced that digital innovation is the key to making renewable hydrogen economically viable and accelerating the decarbonization of industry. Siemens is turning this ambition into industrial reality – at scale.”
We are convinced that digital innovation is the key to making renewable hydrogen economically viable and accelerating the decarbonization of industry.”
Emissions reduction targets
The plant is set to be powered by renewable electricity sourced through long-term supply agreements and Galp’s own renewable generation capacity. It is expected to produce up to 15,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 110,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year (Scope 1). Siemens described this as a contribution to Portugal’s and Europe’s decarbonisation targets.
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