ENGIE, OCI, and EEW will work together to implement the HyNL project in the Netherlands.
An industrial value chain for the production of e-methanol from renewable hydrogen and biogenic CO2 will be built and operated in the North of the Netherlands by HyNetherlands.
Energy carriers such as hydrogen and e-methanol have the same characteristics as their fossil counterparts: high energy density, ease of bunkering and transportation, and the use of existing infrastructure and assets. Electrolyser facilities that produce hydrogen for e-methanol production and deliver renewable hydrogen to the local mobility and industry sectors will be built as part of the project’s first phase.
The HyNL project connects three separate industrial facilities. The Eems power plant in Eemshaven will be the location of the ENGIE hydrogen production site. Offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 200 MW will power the 100 MW electrolyser.
The waste-to-energy facility in Farmsum will be integrated with the EEW carbon capture facility. You’ll be able to collect biogenic CO2 from the plant’s exhaust gas. Groningen Seaports will provide the CO2 logistics and infrastructure on purpose. The Delfzijl chemical park in Farmsum houses OCI’s BioMCN methanol facility, which can produce e-methanol by combining hydrogen and biogenic CO2. As Gasunie develops a hydrogen network in the Netherlands and northern Germany, ENGIE and OCI/BioMCN will be connected to it. Most of the national hydrogen network will be made up of pipelines currently used to transport natural gas.
The project’s success hinges on securing the necessary financial and government support. Grants from European governments have already been requested as part of this project’s goal (Innovation Fund). By 2030, HyNL’s capacity for producing electrolysers will rise from 100MW to 1.85GW, making it a key player for decarbonization in industrial and transportation sectors in the region.
