BP and Dutch hydrogen development company Hycc have agreed to accelerate plans for a 250MW green hydrogen project next to the Port of Rotterdam, following the completion of a feasibility study.

The two companies will, over the next 12 months, select a technology supplier, further develop the design of the plant and start the environmental studies for the permitting process.

FID on the project, which is called H2-Fifty and is one of Europe’s largest green hydrogen projects to date, is expected in 2023. It will feed BP’s Rotterdam refinery and other industrial consumers in the area.

H2-Fifty will have a production capacity of 45,000t/yr and be sited on the Maasvlakte, the man-made port extension next to the Port of Rotterdam. The Maasvlakte is also the selected site for a 200MW green hydrogen project under development by rival oil major Shell.

45,000t/yr – Capacity of H2-Fifty

“H2-Fifty is one of the pillar projects supporting BP's hydrogen ambition,” says James Patterson, vice-president, green hydrogen solutions, at BP.

“Bringing Hycc and BP together, in collaboration with the Port of Rotterdam Authority, offers the H2-Fifty project the opportunity to accelerate significant emissions reductions at our refinery and our customers, as well as to build experience with integrated, large-scale green hydrogen production and deployment.”

H2-Fifty has been nominated by the Netherlands for participation in the EU’s Important Projects of Common European Interest funding programme.

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Author: Stuart Penson