Energy Transition Outlook 2019

PosHYdon: First offshore green hydrogen pilot

This recently approved pilot project would create the first offshore green hydrogen plant, located in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. Under the scheme, three energy systems will be integrated on one platform: offshore wind, offshore gas and hydrogen. A 1-MW electrolyser will be installed within a sea container on the Neptune Energy operated Q13a-A platform, located near the Dutch coast, 13 kilometres from Scheveningen. The platform is well suited for the ground-breaking project; as the first fully electrified offshore oil platform in the Dutch North Sea, it saves approximately 16.5 kilotonnes of CO2 per year. The platform will convert seawater to demineralised water and use green electricity to produce hydrogen. Production is due to begin in 2021. The pilot is a spin-off of the North Sea Energy program, a public-private research consortium of more than 30 parties from the energy value chain. This program aims to make best use of the synergy advantages arising from integration of existing and new energy systems on the North Sea.

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