Netherlands – King visits locations in the North Sea for the future of energy: offshore wind, sun and green hydrogen.
His Majesty the King will pay a working visit to various locations in the North Sea where work is being done on the future of the energy system, with wind, sun and green hydrogen.
The energy transition must ensure that the energy system is almost completely CO2 neutral by 2050. The energy system of the future is a mix of electrons and molecules. Sustainable electricity and green hydrogen play an important role in this. The North Sea is also important as a location.
The working visit starts on one of TenneT’s transformer platforms of the Hollandse Kust (zuid)* network at sea project. This so-called socket at sea transports the electricity generated in the wind farm of the same name to land. The wind farm, which is currently being built by Vattenfall and is owned by Vattenfall, BASF and Allianz, will also be visited afterwards.
Neptune Energy’s Q13a-A platform will then be visited*, where the green hydrogen pilot PosHYdon is being prepared. TNO is involved as one of the partners. In this pilot, offshore wind, offshore gas and green hydrogen will be integrated on a working platform.
The green hydrogen is transported to land via an existing pipeline. The lessons learned here can accelerate the further rollout of the energy system of the future.
During the boat trip, the Oceans of Energy pilot project will also be sailed, where floating solar panels will be tested. The Netherlands does not have enough suitable space on land to use the energy from the sun that is needed for our future energy mix. This test is a step towards large-scale roll-out at sea.
At the end of the boat trip, a final meeting takes place with representatives of all parties involved and organizations.
King visits locations in the North Sea for the future of energy: offshore wind, sun and green hydrogen, August 26, 2022
