Marmara Hydrogen Gateway

Country
Türkiye

Marmara Hydrogen Gateway is a large-scale green hydrogen and green ammonia development initiative located in the South Marmara region of Türkiye, designed to establish a strategic renewable molecule export corridor between Türkiye and European markets.

Lead developer ActivZero
Project partner

Overarching / General

ActivZero (Project Developer) DNV (Technical Advisory & Pre-Feasibility Assessment Proposal) Hydrogen Valleys Platform / Clean Hydrogen Partnership (Ecosystem Engagement) Turkish Investment Office (Stakeholder Engagement) Ministry of Industry & Technology

H2 production

ActivZero DNV (Technical Assessment & Infrastructure Optimisation) H2Pro (Technology under evaluation for electrolysis deployment)

H2 transportation, storage & distribution

ActivZero South Marmara port and logistics infrastructure stakeholders (to be identified during project development) DNV (Infrastructure assessment and optimisation)

H2 end use

European industrial decarbonisation market participants (under assessment) Potential green ammonia offtakers (under assessment) Maritime fuel market participants (under assessment) Industrial hydrogen derivative users (under assessment)

Locations
Türkiye | Bandırma

Project details

Production volume

H2 production from electrolysis

80,000 H2 tons/year

Final products

470000.00 tons/year of E-ammonia

H2 color

Green

Total electrolyser capacity

200.00 MW (First built out stage)

Total investment (CAPEX)

2,000 EUR m

Value chain coverage

Primary energy sourcing

Onshore wind - 300.00 MW Grid - 200.00 MW Dedicated onsite renewables - 300.00 MW

H2 production

Alkaline water (ALK) electrolyser – 200.00 MW

H2 Storage

Other - 100.00 tons

H2 transport

Shipping

End use

Mobility

Shipping

Energy

Other

Industry

Chemical industry (incl. fertilizer production)

Project timeline

Planned timeline for First built out stage

Q1 2025 Project initiated
Q4 2026 Concept study completed
Q2 2027 Feasibility study completed
Q2 2028 FEED completed
Q4 2028 Final Investment Decision taken
Q1 2029 Construction started
Q1 2031 In operations