Project Development & Site Assessment
From greenfield to financial close: permitting, EPC contracting, site screening, bankability, and pre-FEED workflow.
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Project DevGreen Hydrogen Site Selection Criteria: Seven Checks to Run Before Pre-FEED
Seven green hydrogen site selection criteria to check before pre-FEED, from resource and grid to water, land and offtake, with 2026 project examples.
Project DevHow Much Water Does Green Hydrogen Really Need? From 9 L/kg to Site-Level Design
Green hydrogen needs 9 L of water per kg by chemistry and 13-30 L in practice. See where the water goes, why cooling matters and how to screen a site.
Project DevWhy Green Hydrogen Projects Get Cancelled: Lessons from Seven Exits, and a Bankability Checklist
Seven cancelled green hydrogen projects, five patterns behind them, and a bankability checklist to run before FID. Lessons for developers and EPCs.
About Project Development & Site Assessment
Most green hydrogen projects are decided long before construction: in the choice of site, the water and grid strategy, and the study work that turns an idea into something a lender will finance. This category covers that path, from first screening to bankability.
Why green hydrogen projects get cancelled looks at seven exits and turns them into a bankability checklist. How much water does green hydrogen really need? goes from the chemistry minimum to site-level design: where the water goes, why cooling matters and how to screen a site.
Early site work is about ruling places out quickly. The free Site Screener scores any location from 0 to 100 using public solar, wind, water, grid, port and protected-area data, so you can build a shortlist before paying for studies.
The glossary explains the study stages and their accuracy: pre-FEED and FEED and AACE cost estimate classes. For the water side, see water consumption in hydrogen production and ultrapure water treatment.