PosHYdon begins green hydrogen production on Dutch North Sea platform
In Illinois, Offshore reported that The PosHYdon pilot has started production of green hydrogen on Eni’s Q13a-A gas platform in the Dutch North Sea.
PosHYdon is an initiative supported by DEME, EBN, Eneco, Emerson, Gasunie, Hatenboerwater, Investa Expertise Centrum, IV Offshore & Energy, Nel, Eni, Nexstep, NGT, Nogat, TAQA, TNO, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, and EBN (Energie Beheer Nederland).
It is claimed to be the world’s first project combining offshore wind power, hydrogen production and natural gas production on an operating offshore platform, according to the report.
The Q13a-A platform, situated 13 km from the coast of Scheveningen, is also the Dutch sector’s first fully electrified production installation. At the facility, seawater is converted into demineralized water, which is then transformed into hydrogen through electrolysis, it added.
The project is designed to evaluate whether hydrogen can be produced offshore and transported using existing North Sea energy infrastructure, potentially reducing the need for new transmission networks. Developers are also examining whether offshore hydrogen production could help address grid congestion associated with large-scale offshore wind expansion.
Category: Hydrogen
