H2Gate takes new step in realizing European import chain for green hydrogen.
[Amsterdam Logistics] On behalf of the H2Gate consortium, Ramon Ernst (managing director Evos) and Eduard de Visser (director Strategy & Innovation Port of Amsterdam) handed over the blueprint for importing one million tonnes of green hydrogen via the port of Amsterdam to Diederik Samsom, head of cabinet of Frans Timmermans.Green hydrogen is a potential game changer that makes it possible to realize the greening of the heavy industrial sectors (such as steel production) and heavy transport. The demand for green hydrogen in the Netherlands and Europe is expected to increase sharply in the coming decades.
However, the generation of green electricity needed for large-scale hydrogen production in North-West Europe takes up too much space and energy to meet the expected demand. This will create a significant deficit. We therefore need to import hydrogen through a sustainable import, transhipment and distribution network.
Green hydrogen is transported safely and cost-efficiently by hydrogen carriers
However, shipping and handling liquid hydrogen is a challenge in terms of cost and safety. Hydrogen carriers offer a cost-effective and flexible solution for transporting green hydrogen over long distances.
This means that hydrogen is bound to a carrier at the place where it is produced, and then transported to the place of destination. At the destination, the hydrogen is split off from the carrier again.
About H2Gate
H2Gate, a consortium consisting of Evos, Hydrogenious (Germany), Hysilabs (France), Electriq Global (Israel) and Port of Amsterdam, has committed to establish a 100% green value chain for transport, storage, release and distribution in the Amsterdam port area and its hinterland, including major industrial hubs in the Netherlands and Germany.
The H2Gate consortium is unique because of the synergistic bundling of multiple hydrogen carrier technologies that enable the safe transport of green hydrogen to areas such as the Amsterdam region and the Ruhr area.
For example, these technologies are an alternative to the safety problems of ammonia-based carriers and liquid hydrogen. In addition, the existing terminal infrastructure in the port of Amsterdam is very suitable for these hydrogen carriers. Thanks for staying up to date with Hydrogen Central.
In the coming period, the consortium, together with hydrogen producers from various global regions and customers, will build this new supply chain step by step.
You can read more about this project in the report handed over to Diederik Samson, or watch the video below to see how it works.
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