Hydrogen demand is increasing worldwide [1] to decarbonize hard-to-electrify sectors or where carbon capture and storage may be less favorable. At the same time, several green hydrogen projects are being developed in regions with high renewable energy potential.
This raises several questions: How do these projects operate throughout the day and across the year? When is hydrogen and its derivatives produced in the largest quantities? How much water is required? What are the potential economic benefits?
This study addresses these questions for a 1.8 GW renewable energy project (solar PV + wind) developed jointly by a U.S.–Spanish–German consortium (ORNX, Phase 1) in southern Morocco (Laâyoune city). The project aims to produce and export green hydrogen and green ammonia, using desalinated water from the southern Moroccan Atlantic coast.
The study is available online: https://www.calameo.com/read/007860876fca821908eb2
[1] Bouramdane Ayat-Allah (2026). How Will Global Hydrogen Demand Evolve?, Energy Central, https://www.energycentral.com/energy-biz/post/how-will-global-hydrogen-demand-evolve-S8K8weZ1StHZsi3