Wednesday 22 November saw the kick-off at the HYGRO hydrogen wind turbine in Wieringermeer for the construction of a hydrogen pipeline to connect the wind turbine to the AVIA Marees’ ‘mobility square’ located nearby. HYGRO will carry out a feasibility study first.
Sustainably produced hydrogen
The hydrogen windmill and pipeline are part of the umbrella project ‘Duwaal, from wind to wheel’, This project focuses on the use of hydrogen for transport purposes and is partly made possible by the Regio Deal Maritime Cluster Kop van Noord-Holland. The aim is to produce and offer sustainable hydrogen at a cost comparable to diesel. To achieve this, the entire hydrogen chain will be aligned within the project.
The basis is the HYGRO hydrogen turbine; a wind turbine with an electrolyser to produce hydrogen. The turbine is located on the wind turbine test field of Energy Research Centre Nederland (ECN) in Wieringermeer. From there it is about five kilometres to AVIA Marees’ filling station. HYGRO is commissioning a feasibility study to assess if that distance can be bridged by a pipeline. From the filling station, hydrogen will be distributed to other filling stations, construction sites, farmers and other customers. The electrolysis plant at the turbine is set to be completed in 2025.
Developing hydrogen economy
In recent years, several projects aimed at exploring the potential of hydrogen were carried out in North Holland North. ‘Duwaal, from wind to wheel’ is one example, another is the Hydrogen in Agri Field Lab that was recently set up. The Hydrogen Field Lab consists of agricultural entrepreneurs looking at how to apply hydrogen in their business.
Under the name H2Gateway, several partners are working on a plan to build a hydrogen production plant. This will enable us to make large industrial clusters in the Netherlands more sustainable.
