Hydrogen Hub Noord-Holland

Noord-Holland is an accelerator region for the European transition towards hydrogen. The main activities are concentrated around Amsterdam (North Sea Canal Area), and also include the offshore energy production on the north sea and its connection to Port of Den Helder as landing point. The region is developing green hydrogen-based value chains (import, production, storage, distribution, usage, export) around its airport (Schiphol), seaports (e.g. Amsterdam, Den Helder) and industry (e.g. steel).

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LEAD DEVELOPER

Programmabureau Noordzeekanaalgebied (program office North Sea Canal Area)

PROJECT PARTNERS

HyCC, VattenFall, Port of Amsterdam, Argent Energy, Synkero, NAM, Aker, RWE, Neptune, SCW Systems, Hynoca, Torrgas, Equans, Hygro, Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Noord-Holland-Noord, New Energy Coalition

Gasunie, Nogat, Liander/Firan, ECW Energy, Hygro, Evos, Ecolog

Tata Steel NL, Schiphol, Renewi, Sonneborn, Nobian, Boeing, KLM, Port of Amsterdam, Port of Den Helder, Port of IJmuiden and SME's

MAIN POLITICAL SPONSORS

Ministry of Climate and Green Growth, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Province Noord-Holland, local governments; Amsterdam, Velsen, Zaanstad, Heemskerk, Alkmaar, Den Helder, Hollands Kroon

MAIN LOCATION

Netherlands

OTHER LOCATIONS

Yes

Project details

H2 PRODUCTION VOLUME

[T/year]:

506,500

INVESTMENT VOLUME

[M€]:

5,247.99

FUNDING

VALUE CHAIN COVERAGE

PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCING

Electricity from solar PV
Electricity from onshore wind
Electricity from offshore wind
Natural gas

H2 PRODUCTION

Water electrolysis with PEM electrolyser
SMR with CC(U)S
External sourcing from outside the H2 valley - National
External sourcing from outside the H2 valley - International

H2 STORAGE

Other

H2 TRANSPORT

Pipeline - Compressed H2
Trucking - Compressed H2
Trucking - Liquid H2
Trucking - Methanol
Trucking - LOHC
Ship - Compressed H2
Ship - Liquid H2
Ship - Methanol
Ship - LOHC

H2 DISTRIBUTION FOR MOBILITY

HRS 350 bar

END USES

MOBILITY

Cars
Buses
Trucks
Forklifts
Trains
Ships
Other

ENERGY

Hydrogen supply to gas-fired power plants
Other

INDUSTRIAL FEEDSTOCK

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

Project timeline

CURRENT STATUS:

pre-FID (planning, engineering, de-risking, etc.)

2014

2020

Start of project development

2028

Project finalization

2035

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PHASE

Business model/business case development
Technological readiness/technological performance (e.g. availability, efficiency, duration/lifetime)
Regulatory provisions
Some Eu regulation is hard to lobby on and change in the short term
Other
Noord-Holland has al the right essential infrastructure for hydrogen production, transport and uptake within the province or its near promximity.

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCING PHASE

Securing customer commitments to de-risk the financial model
There is significant access to funding in the NL. Decentralised small scale systems take off based on local offtake. However large scale industrial offtake under the current sector conditions with high E-prices and economic uncertainty is locked.

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