NorthSea Hydrogen Valley Ports

Country
Germany

The North Sea Hydrogen Valley Ports project is focused on 4 North Sea ports, namely the Ports of Brest, Bremen, Den Helder & Esbjerg. The goal is to develop a roadmap for a hydrogen corridor connecting the four North sea ports involved in the project. We aim to do this by strengthening the development of the hydrogen hubs within each port, while simultaneously facilitating collaboration to connect the H2 value chains across ports. The project will establish the feasibility phase of the valley.

Lead developer New Energy Coalition
Project partner

Overarching / General

New Energy Coalition, Institute of Shipping Logistics and Economics

H2 production

Port of Den helder, Port of Esbjerg, Port of Brest, Port of Bremen, Laholm municipality

H2 transportation, storage & distribution

Port of Den helder, Port of Esbjerg, Port of Brest, Port of Bremen, Laholm municipality

H2 end use

Ballard

Locations
Germany | Bremenhaven
Netherlands | Den Helder
France | Brest
Denmark | Esbjerg

Project details

Production volume

H2 production from electrolysis

1,000 H2 tons/year

Final products

1000.00 tons/year of H2

H2 color

Green

Total electrolyser capacity

20.00 MW

Total investment (CAPEX)

105 EUR m

Value chain coverage

Primary energy sourcing

Photovoltaics - 30.00 MW Grid - 10.00 MW Dedicated onsite renewables - 30.00 MW

H2 production

Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyser – 20.00 MW

H2 Storage

Artificial - 5.00 tons

H2 transport

Trucking

H2 distribution for mobility

700 bar (for trucks and similar vehicles)

End use

Mobility

Road

Energy

Stationary fuel cells for distributed generation

Project timeline

Current status: Project initiated

Planned timeline for First built out stage

Q1 2025 Project initiated
Q4 2026 Concept study completed
Q2 2027 Feasibility study completed