Offshore staff
ALKMAAR, the Netherlands — Onshore testing has started of the green hydrogen development at InVesta’s premises in Alkmaar.
The PosHYdon consortium comprises Nel Hydrogen, InVesta, Hatenboer, Iv-Offshore & Energy, Emerson, Nexstep, TNO, Neptune Energy Netherlands (Eni), Gasunie, Noordgastransport, NOGAT, DEME, TAQA, Eneco and EBN.
They aim to produce green hydrogen on the Q13a-A platform in the Dutch North Sea using an electrolyzer powered by a nearby offshore wind farm. The hydrogen would then be transported to land along with gas via an existing pipeline.
Following the testing period onshore, the electrolyzer will be taken offshore to Q13a-A, 13 km off the coast of Scheveningen. First offshore hydrogen production should follow during the fall.
René Peters, business director Gas Technologies TNO and initiator of the North Sea Energy Program, said, “PosHYdon is teaching us a lot about the next steps that need to be taken toward safe, large-scale green hydrogen production from wind at sea.
“Offshore green hydrogen production will enable large-scale wind farms to be developed far out at sea. Wind energy is directly converted to green hydrogen from demineralized seawater and can be transported through the existing or new gas infrastructure.
“As a result, offshore wind projects can be realized faster at significantly lower costs…”
The consortium expects PosHYdon to be live by the second half of 2024.
05.10.2024
