HyCC and bp have agreed to collaborate on the development of H2-Fifty, a 250-megawatt green hydrogen plant in Rotterdam’s port area. The joint development agreement comes after a feasibility study revealed that the project can help the region’s industries decarbonize.
The green hydrogen produced by H2-Fifty will be used to replace fossil-based feedstocks at BP’s Rotterdam refinery and other port-related industries. The project could help reduce CO2 emissions by up to 350,000 tonnes per year, which is about 40,000 Dutch citizens’ average emissions. H2-Fifty can help the Netherlands and Europe achieve their goals of making industry more sustainable and developing green hydrogen technology.
James Patterson, Vice President Green Hydrogen Solutions at bp: “Bringing HyCC and bp together, in collaboration with the Port of Rotterdam Authority, provides the H2-Fifty project with the opportunity to both accelerate significant emission reductions for our refinery and for our customers. We will use our integration expertise to help build and deploy green hydrogen at scale and H2-Fifty is one of the pillar projects supporting bp’s hydrogen ambition.”
Marcel Galjee, Managing Director of HyCC, added: “Scaling up green hydrogen production not only makes the industry in the port area of Rotterdam more sustainable but it also provides the Netherlands with an opportunity to become a leader in the hydrogen economy. H2-Fifty is a serious step in that direction and thanks to the collaboration with bp, we can execute this project successfully to support sustainable growth.”
The project will be located on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam’s port district. The parties will select a technology supplier, further develop the plant design, and begin environmental studies for the licensing process in the coming year. This will allow the company to make a final investment decision in 2023.
The project is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Change’s Top Sector Energy and was nominated by the Netherlands for participation in IPCEI Hydrogen, a program for important projects of common European interest, due to its significant contribution to technology development and CO2 reduction.
