Green Octopus

The purpose of the Green Octopus project is to create a hydrogen backbone between Belgium - The Netherlands – Germany, with links to France and Denmark, serving clean hydrogen supply and demand, facilitated by the ports (IPCEI project)

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LEAD DEVELOPER

WaterstofNet vzw

PROJECT PARTNERS

MAIN POLITICAL SPONSORS

EU and concerned member states

MAIN LOCATION

Belgium

OTHER LOCATIONS

Yes

Project details

H2 PRODUCTION VOLUME

N.A.

INVESTMENT VOLUME

N.A.

FUNDING

VALUE CHAIN COVERAGE

PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCING

Electricity from solar PV
Electricity from offshore wind

H2 PRODUCTION

Water electrolysis with PEM electrolyser
Water electrolysis with ALK electrolyser
SMR with CC(U)S

H2 STORAGE

Cavern

H2 TRANSPORT

Pipeline - Compressed H2

H2 DISTRIBUTION FOR MOBILITY

END USES

MOBILITY

Trucks

ENERGY

Stationary fuel cells for distributed generation

INDUSTRIAL FEEDSTOCK

Supply to chemical industry (e.g. fertilizer production)
Supply to refineries
Supply to steel industry
Supply to other industries

Project timeline

CURRENT STATUS:

N.A.

2014

2019

Start of project development

2030

Project finalization

2035

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PHASE

Technological readiness/technological performance (e.g. availability, efficiency, duration/lifetime)
Political backing and buy-in
Funding
Project's business case

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCING PHASE

Applying for public subsidy/grant schemes
Securing private investors

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