Dutch developer Hycc and the Port of Amsterdam have unveiled early-stage plans for a 500MW green hydrogen project. 

Initial feasibility studies are complete and the project, called H2era, has entered its pre-Feed phase with the aim of commissioning in 2027.

Talks are underway with potential industrial offtakers in the Amsterdam region, while the plant could also be connected to other industrial clusters, says Hycc, which is a joint venture between electrochemical company Nobian and financial services firm Macquarie Group’s Green Investment Group.

“500MW of green hydrogen production is an enormous asset for the regional hydrogen economy. With this project, the Port of Amsterdam strengthens its position as a frontrunner in the transition to a sustainable, circular economy,” says Dorine Bosman, chief investment officer at the Port of Amsterdam.

Hycc is also working with the Port of Amsterdam and Tata Steel on a 100MW plant at the steelmaker’s Ijmuiden works near Amsterdam. Elsewhere in the Netherlands, it is working with BP on a 250MW facility to supply the oil major’s Rotterdam refining complex, with FID due next year.

 

 

 

 

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Author: Stuart Penson