Green Hydrogen To Decarbonize Northern Europe

TotalEnergies has signed agreements with Air Liquide to develop two projects in the Netherlands, for the production and delivery of some 45,000 tons (40,823 tonnes) per year of green hydrogen produced using renewable power, generated mostly by the OranjeWind offshore wind farm. These projects will cut carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from TotalEnergies’ refineries in Belgium and the Netherlands by up to 450,000 tons (408,233 tonnes) a year and contribute to the European renewable energy targets in transport, the company said.

The two companies have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture, equally held by TotalEnergies (50%) and Air Liquide (50%), which will build and operate a 250 MW electrolyzer near the Zeeland refinery. This project will enable the production of up to 30,000 (27,216) tons of green hydrogen a year, most of which will be delivered to Zeeland’s platform. The electrolyzer will be commissioned in 2029 and will cut the site’s CO₂ emissions by up to 300,000 tons (272,155 tonnes) a year.

In addition, as part of Air Liquide’s 200 MW ELYgator electrolyzer project located in Maasvlakte (Netherlands), TotalEnergies has signed a tolling agreement for 130 MW to be dedicated to the production of 15,000 tons (13,608 tonnes) per year of green hydrogen for the TotalEnergies platform in Antwerp. Under this agreement, TotalEnergies will supply the renewable electrons produced by the OranjeWind project to Air Liquide to be transformed into green hydrogen. The project is expected to be operational by the end of 2027 and will reduce CO₂ emissions at the Antwerp site by up to 150,000 tons (136,077 tonnes) per year.