Green Hydrogen: Rega Energy Partners with Leerdam Crisal Glass to Advance Green Manufacturing in Portugal

REGA ENERGY and Leerdam Crisal Glass have signed a landmark long-term Renewable Gas Purchase Agreement. REGA ENERGY's new production plant will supply Leerdam Crisal Glass’ Marinha Grande facility in Portugal with green hydrogen and green oxygen.

Leerdam Crisal Glass is now setting up a state-of-the-art furnace in Marinha Grande. This unit will increase the electrification of one of CRISAL’s glass melting furnaces up to a maximum of 80%, significantly reducing its reliance on fossil fuels. The remaining natural gas consumption will be gradually replaced by renewable gases supplied by REGA ENERGY. This partnership will help Leerdam Crisal Glass execute its decarbonization plan in Portugal, aiming to become one of the most sustainable glassware producers in Europe.

Antoine Jordans, CEO of Leerdam Crisal Glass, commented: “LCGlass, supported by its investor Anders Invest, sees this agreement as a major first step towards decarbonizing glass production. The positive support from the Portuguese government and the European Union makes it viable for CRISAL to invest toward this goal. We are looking forward to working together with REGA on this major project.”

Thomas Carrier, CEO of REGA ENERGY, stated: “Made in Portugal” products are a reference for excellence thanks to their quality, competitiveness, traceability, social and supply chain resilience. In Portugal, renewable resources are abundant - wind, sun and hydro make the country’s electricity close to fully renewable: 82% first half of 2024. Here, with our long-term partnership, CRISAL will produce in a more sustainable way, maximising the electrification of its industrial process and consuming REGA’s green hydrogen and green oxygen for the remaining part. We are proud of this collective journey – at REGA ENERGY, our mission is to support many other hard-to-abate industries in Portugal, ultimately delivering with our renewable energy, in order to manufacture some of the most sustainable products in the world. “Made in Portugal. Made sustainable”.