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Name of the Project
NortH2.
Location
Off the coast of the Netherlands.
Project Owner/s
Shell, Groningen Seaports Gasunie, the province of Groningen, Equinor and RWE.
Project Description
The project will produce green hydrogen using renewable electricity from offshore wind energy.
NortH2 will have a capacity of 1 GW in 2027, 4 GW by 2030 and more than 10 GW by 2040 for electrolysis, which equates to about 400 000 t/y of green hydrogen production in 2030 and one-million tonnes a year of green hydrogen production by 2040.
This can abate eight to ten-million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
Not stated.
Planned Start/End Date
The project was launched in 2020.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Equinor, tel +47 51 99 00 00.
Groningen Seaports Gasunie, Werna Udding, email w.udding@gasunie.nl.
RWE, tel +49 201 5179-0.
Shell, tel +44 207 934 5550.