Neptune Energy awarded subsidy by Netherlands Enterprise Agency for its offshore green hydrogen project
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) is set to award a subsidy to the PosHYdon project, an offshore green hydrogen pilot on a working platform being led by Neptune Energy.
The subsidy, revealed today (July 22), has been awarded under the RVO’s Demonstration Energy and Climate Innovation (DEI+) scheme, which invites funding applications for investments in renewable energy developments, including hydrogen pilots.
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PosHYdon, which will be hosted on the Neptune Energy-operated Q13a-A platform, aims to validate the integration of offshore wind, offshore gas and offshore hydrogen in the Dutch North Sea.
It will see the installation of a green hydrogen-producing plant on the Q13a-A platform.
The plant will convert seawater into demineralised water, then into green hydrogen via electrolysis, which will be blended with natural gas and transported to shore via an existing pipeline.
Lex de Groot, Managing Director for the Netherlands at Neptune Energy, said, “We welcome the award of this subsidy and look forward to progressing with this exciting project on our Q13a-A platform.
“PosHYdon will provide the insights necessary to develop large scale green hydrogen production at sea.
“The Dutch North Sea sector has an exciting future as a ‘new energy hub’ and can play a leading role in large-scale green hydrogen production for northwestern Europe, given its infrastructure that connects offshore with onshore.”
Groot continued, “The integration of energy systems supports net zero goals in a smart, efficient, and cost-effective manner and without disturbing existing sea ecosystems.
“The extensive infrastructure network is connected to international grids and can easily accommodate wind farms further out at sea by converting the production of green electricity into green hydrogen and transporting it to the grid onshore.
“PosHYdon will be the key to making this happen and we are excited to consider future opportunities that the pilot can help unlock.”
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