Green Hydrogen Project Development and Delivery Course

Course Introduction

Green hydrogen is emerging as a strategic component of the global energy transition, offering opportunities to decarbonize industrial processes, support renewable energy integration, strengthen energy security, and develop new low-carbon value chains. The Green Hydrogen Project Development and Delivery Course equips professionals with the strategic, technical, commercial, and project management capabilities required to develop and deliver green hydrogen investments. It examines the complete project lifecycle, from opportunity identification and preliminary feasibility through renewable power integration, electrolysis system selection, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational handover. Participants explore the factors that influence project viability, including electricity costs, water availability, electrolyser performance, infrastructure access, offtake demand, regulatory frameworks, financing conditions, and evolving international hydrogen markets.

Successful green hydrogen projects require coordinated development across renewable energy generation, water treatment, electrolysis, hydrogen conditioning, storage, transportation, and end-use applications. These interdependent components introduce complex technical interfaces, substantial capital requirements, and challenging delivery schedules. This course provides a structured approach to defining project requirements, assessing site suitability, selecting appropriate technology configurations, establishing capacity assumptions, and preparing bankable feasibility studies. Participants examine green hydrogen production pathways, electrolyser technologies, renewable power sourcing arrangements, capacity utilization, system efficiency, and production cost drivers. The programme also considers integration with ammonia production, industrial heat, refining, steelmaking, mobility, power generation, and other applications where hydrogen may provide a practical decarbonization solution.

Commercial structuring and financial viability are central to green hydrogen development. Project economics depend on renewable electricity prices, electrolyser capital costs, utilization rates, water supply, infrastructure investments, financing costs, operating expenditure, maintenance requirements, and long-term offtake arrangements. Participants learn to assess investment cases, compare ownership and contracting models, evaluate levelized hydrogen production costs, and test financial assumptions under changing market conditions. The course addresses power purchase agreements, hydrogen offtake contracts, engineering, procurement and construction arrangements, equipment warranties, performance guarantees, and risk allocation. It also explores the role of public funding, concessional finance, export credit, guarantees, carbon markets, and emerging certification mechanisms in supporting investment readiness and reducing uncertainty.

Engineering integration, safety, and infrastructure readiness are essential to successful delivery. The programme examines electrolyser selection, renewable electricity interfaces, water treatment, compression, purification, storage, pipeline systems, loading facilities, and process control requirements. Participants consider hydrogen leakage, flammability, material compatibility, pressure systems, hazardous area classification, ventilation, emergency shutdown, fire protection, and process safety management. The course also covers environmental and social assessment, permitting, water stewardship, land access, community engagement, and applicable technical and regulatory requirements. Particular attention is given to interface management across process engineering, electrical systems, civil works, utilities, logistics, and downstream facilities, helping participants identify delivery risks before they affect cost, schedule, safety, or project performance.

As green hydrogen markets mature, project developers must respond to emerging certification rules, carbon accounting requirements, evolving subsidies, international trade arrangements, and uncertainty around demand and infrastructure development. Digital engineering, advanced process simulation, predictive maintenance, artificial intelligence, and operational analytics can improve design decisions, production reliability, and cost management when applied with appropriate oversight. This course considers responsible digitalization, cybersecurity, data integrity, emissions measurement, renewable electricity traceability, and the importance of credible lifecycle greenhouse gas accounting. Participants also examine water scarcity, renewable resource competition, equipment supply chain concentration, critical materials, recycling, and the long-term sustainability of hydrogen production and delivery systems.

Designed for professionals involved in energy, industrial decarbonization, infrastructure investment, and major project delivery, the course combines strategic planning with practical implementation methods. Participants develop an integrated understanding of project governance, investment appraisal, engineering coordination, procurement, schedule and cost control, risk management, quality assurance, construction oversight, commissioning, and operational readiness. Through applied scenarios and project planning exercises, they explore how to establish clear decision gates, strengthen contractual accountability, monitor performance, and manage uncertainty across the delivery lifecycle. By completing the programme, participants will be better prepared to evaluate green hydrogen opportunities, coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders, support investment decisions, and deliver safe, commercially credible, and environmentally responsible projects aligned with evolving energy market requirements.

Duration

10 days

Who Should Attend

• Green hydrogen project developers responsible for opportunity identification, feasibility, investment preparation, and project execution.

• Renewable energy developers integrating solar, wind, and hybrid power generation with hydrogen production facilities.

• Energy and process engineers involved in electrolyser selection, plant configuration, process design, and technical integration.

• Project managers overseeing hydrogen production, storage, transportation, export, and industrial utilization projects.

• Engineering, procurement and construction contractors responsible for integrated hydrogen infrastructure delivery.

• Investment analysts and financial professionals evaluating project economics, financing structures, bankability, and investment returns.

• Commercial managers negotiating hydrogen offtake agreements, power purchase agreements, equipment supply contracts, and EPC arrangements.

• Procurement and supply chain professionals sourcing electrolysers, compressors, storage systems, pipelines, and associated infrastructure.

• Industrial companies exploring hydrogen applications in ammonia, refining, steel, chemicals, mobility, and industrial heat.

• Electricity utilities and independent power producers evaluating renewable hydrogen production and integrated energy business models.

• Government officials and policymakers involved in hydrogen strategies, infrastructure planning, regulatory frameworks, and industrial development.

• Environmental and social specialists conducting impact assessments, water resource assessments, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability reviews.

• Health, safety, and process safety professionals responsible for hazard analysis, emergency preparedness, and operational risk management.

• Infrastructure planners assessing hydrogen pipelines, ports, terminals, storage facilities, transportation corridors, and export logistics.

• Project finance institutions, lenders, insurers, and development finance professionals assessing project risks and investment readiness.

• Carbon accounting, certification, and sustainability professionals addressing lifecycle emissions, renewable electricity traceability, and hydrogen standards.

• Risk managers, auditors, and project assurance specialists overseeing compliance, contractual performance, governance, and control effectiveness.

• Asset managers and operations professionals responsible for production reliability, maintenance planning, performance optimization, and lifecycle costs.

Course Objectives

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the green hydrogen value chain, including renewable electricity sourcing, electrolysis, conditioning, storage, transportation, and end-use applications.

• Evaluate green hydrogen project opportunities by assessing market demand, industrial decarbonization needs, renewable resource availability, infrastructure access, and strategic investment priorities.

• Conduct structured feasibility assessments covering site selection, water supply, power sourcing, electrolyser configuration, permitting, environmental constraints, and technical integration requirements.

• Compare electrolyser technologies and production configurations using performance, efficiency, flexibility, degradation, maintenance, capital cost, and operational suitability criteria.

• Prepare and evaluate green hydrogen financial models that incorporate electricity prices, utilization rates, capital expenditure, operating costs, financing assumptions, and lifecycle replacement requirements.

• Assess project bankability through structured evaluation of offtake agreements, power purchase contracts, EPC arrangements, equipment warranties, performance guarantees, and revenue risks.

• Develop integrated project delivery strategies that coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, logistics, stakeholder requirements, and operational readiness.

• Apply project governance, schedule management, cost control, change management, risk assessment, quality assurance, and performance reporting techniques to complex hydrogen developments.

• Identify and manage hydrogen-specific safety risks involving flammability, leakage, pressure systems, hazardous areas, material compatibility, emergency shutdown, and process operations.

• Evaluate hydrogen storage, pipeline transportation, compression, liquefaction, port infrastructure, and export logistics in relation to project scale and intended markets.

• Integrate environmental and social safeguards, water stewardship, lifecycle emissions accounting, certification requirements, and responsible supply chain practices into project planning.

• Use performance indicators, digital monitoring, predictive analytics, and structured evaluation methods to strengthen project execution, operational reliability, and long-term commercial sustainability.

Comprehensive Course Outline

Module 1: Green Hydrogen Fundamentals and Market Development

• Fundamentals of hydrogen production, classification, energy characteristics, conversion pathways, and the distinction between green hydrogen and other production routes.

• Overview of global hydrogen demand, emerging market segments, industrial decarbonization opportunities, and evolving regional hydrogen strategies.

• Assessment of hydrogen applications in ammonia, refining, chemicals, steelmaking, mobility, energy storage, power generation, and industrial heat.

• Analysis of market uncertainty, policy developments, emerging trade corridors, technology maturity, and the implications for project investment decisions.

Module 2: Project Opportunity Identification and Strategic Alignment

• Identification of project opportunities based on renewable energy resources, industrial demand, infrastructure availability, and national energy transition priorities.

• Definition of project scope, production capacity, target customers, delivery pathways, product specifications, and strategic business objectives.

• Assessment of hydrogen hubs, industrial clusters, export-oriented developments, integrated renewable energy projects, and decentralized production models.

• Development of initial project concepts, stakeholder maps, opportunity screening criteria, development budgets, and preliminary decision gates.

Module 3: Renewable Energy Integration and Power Supply Strategy

• Evaluation of solar, wind, hybrid renewable generation, grid electricity, and dedicated power supply configurations for hydrogen production.

• Assessment of electricity pricing, resource variability, renewable matching, electrolyser utilization, curtailment, and system flexibility.

• Development of renewable power sourcing strategies, including power purchase agreements, co-located generation, grid connection, and hybrid supply arrangements.

• Analysis of power system sizing, electrical infrastructure, balancing requirements, energy storage options, and supply reliability implications.

Module 4: Electrolyser Technologies and Hydrogen Production Engineering

• Comparison of alkaline, proton exchange membrane, solid oxide, and other emerging electrolysis technologies for different project applications.

• Evaluation of electrolyser efficiency, operating flexibility, degradation, water requirements, operating pressure, maintenance needs, and system lifetime.

• Integration of electrolyser stacks with rectifiers, water treatment, cooling systems, gas separation, purification, and plant control infrastructure.

• Assessment of modular plant configurations, capacity expansion strategies, equipment availability, technology warranties, and performance acceptance criteria.

Module 5: Feasibility Studies, Site Selection and Infrastructure Assessment

• Evaluation of land availability, renewable resources, geotechnical conditions, water access, environmental constraints, logistics, and construction accessibility.

• Assessment of proximity to industrial customers, ports, pipelines, transmission networks, transport corridors, and supporting utility infrastructure.

• Preparation of technical, commercial, environmental, social, and regulatory feasibility assessments for project investment decisions.

• Development of feasibility assumptions, implementation alternatives, development schedules, risk registers, and criteria for progressing to detailed engineering.

Module 6: Water Supply, Treatment and Resource Stewardship

• Assessment of hydrogen production water requirements, feedwater quality, purification processes, and electrolyser-specific water specifications.

• Evaluation of freshwater availability, desalination options, wastewater reuse, water treatment energy consumption, and supply reliability.

• Integration of water infrastructure, intake and discharge arrangements, treatment systems, storage facilities, and associated environmental controls.

• Application of water stewardship principles, resource competition assessments, monitoring plans, and contingency measures for water-constrained locations.

Module 7: Hydrogen Plant Design and Systems Integration

• Coordination of process design, hydrogen purification, compression, storage, cooling, utilities, instrumentation, and plant control systems.

• Development of process flow diagrams, equipment specifications, design bases, plot plans, and preliminary engineering documentation.

• Management of interfaces among electrolysers, renewable generation, water systems, downstream processes, electrical infrastructure, and auxiliary facilities.

• Application of design reviews, constructability assessments, design assurance, configuration control, and engineering change management practices.

Module 8: Hydrogen Storage, Transportation and Export Infrastructure

• Comparison of compressed gaseous hydrogen, liquid hydrogen, carrier-based transport, pipelines, tube trailers, and other delivery pathways.

• Evaluation of storage capacity, compression and liquefaction energy requirements, materials compatibility, transportation costs, and operational constraints.

• Planning for pipelines, port terminals, loading systems, export facilities, industrial distribution networks, and associated utility infrastructure.

• Assessment of ammonia and other hydrogen carriers, conversion and reconversion requirements, product handling risks, and emerging export market standards.

Module 9: Project Economics, Financial Modelling and Investment Appraisal

• Development of capital expenditure estimates covering renewable power, electrolysers, water systems, storage, transportation, and supporting infrastructure.

• Evaluation of operating costs, electricity consumption, plant utilization, stack replacement, maintenance, water supply, logistics, and financing costs.

• Calculation and interpretation of levelized hydrogen production costs, project cash flows, net present value, internal rate of return, and break-even prices.

• Application of sensitivity analysis to electricity prices, equipment costs, capacity factors, financing terms, carbon prices, and hydrogen offtake assumptions.

Module 10: Commercial Structuring, Offtake and Contract Management

• Evaluation of hydrogen offtake agreements, power purchase agreements, EPC contracts, equipment supply arrangements, and long-term service agreements.

• Assessment of pricing mechanisms, volume commitments, delivery specifications, take-or-pay provisions, indexation, and counterparty creditworthiness.

• Negotiation of performance guarantees, liquidated damages, warranties, availability commitments, interface responsibilities, and remedies for underperformance.

• Allocation of construction, technology, power supply, market, financing, and operational risks through coordinated contractual structures.

Module 11: Procurement, Supply Chain and Project Delivery Controls

• Development of procurement strategies, technical bid packages, supplier qualification procedures, tender evaluation criteria, and sourcing schedules.

• Assessment of electrolyser manufacturing capacity, critical components, supplier concentration, transport constraints, import requirements, and delivery lead times.

• Establishment of integrated project schedules, resource plans, cost baselines, contingency provisions, progress measurement, and change control processes.

• Application of quality assurance, factory inspections, materials traceability, supplier performance monitoring, audit readiness, and corrective action management.

Module 12: Hydrogen Safety, Process Risk and Emergency Preparedness

• Identification of hydrogen hazards associated with flammability, leakage, ignition, pressure systems, embrittlement, and confined or hazardous areas.

• Application of hazard identification, HAZID, HAZOP, layer of protection analysis, quantitative risk assessment, and safety-by-design principles.

• Development of detection, ventilation, isolation, pressure relief, fire protection, emergency shutdown, and emergency response arrangements.

• Management of occupational safety, contractor competence, permit-to-work systems, emergency exercises, incident reporting, and operational safety assurance.

Module 13: Environmental, Social and Regulatory Compliance

• Assessment of environmental and social impacts associated with renewable generation, water use, land acquisition, construction, and hydrogen operations.

• Evaluation of applicable permitting requirements, process safety regulations, electrical codes, pressure equipment rules, and environmental approval conditions.

• Integration of community engagement, stakeholder consultation, grievance mechanisms, local employment, and equitable distribution of project benefits.

• Management of lifecycle greenhouse gas accounting, renewable electricity traceability, certification schemes, sustainability claims, and evolving hydrogen standards.

Module 14: Construction, Commissioning and Operational Readiness

• Planning of site preparation, civil works, equipment installation, electrical integration, piping, instrumentation, and multidisciplinary construction interfaces.

• Management of contractor performance, construction sequencing, installation inspections, nonconformities, punch lists, and technical documentation.

• Preparation of pre-commissioning, flushing, pressure testing, leak testing, energization, functional testing, and integrated performance verification procedures.

• Establishment of operational staffing, training, maintenance systems, spare parts, emergency procedures, handover records, and acceptance criteria.

Module 15: Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence and Operational Optimization

• Application of digital twins, process simulation, real-time monitoring, asset management platforms, and integrated data systems in hydrogen facilities.

• Use of forecasting and optimization models to improve renewable power utilization, electrolyser dispatch, production planning, and operating efficiency.

• Evaluation of responsible artificial intelligence for predictive maintenance, equipment fault detection, production optimization, and operational decision support.

• Management of cybersecurity, industrial control system security, remote access, data integrity, software updates, and incident response arrangements.

Module 16: Integrated Project Development Simulation and Delivery Strategy

• Preparation of an integrated green hydrogen project execution plan covering feasibility, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations.

• Development of project risk registers, stakeholder strategies, investment milestones, performance indicators, and governance reporting arrangements.

• Analysis of scenarios involving electricity price volatility, electrolyser delays, cost overruns, water constraints, uncertain demand, and regulatory changes.

• Presentation of a project delivery case integrating commercial viability, technical design, financing, safety controls, sustainability, and operational performance targets.

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com Tel: +254 721 331 808

Training Venue 

The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group (at a discount of 10% to 50%) at requested location all over the world. The Onsite course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, buffet lunch, airport transfers, Upskill gift package, and guided tour.

Visa application, travel expenses, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com, +254 721 331 808

Terms of Payment:

Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 3 working days before commencement of the training so as to enable us to prepare better.