Iceland’s national electrical utility, Landsvirkjun, has partnered with the Port of Rotterdam to study the manufacture and export of green hydrogen from the energy-rich island nation to customers in Northern Europe.
The two companies mapped the components of the chain from renewable power generation and hydrogen production in Iceland and then shipping to the port of Rotterdam.
The study found that an initial green hydrogen export project could be completed in the second half of this decade and could be scaled in the range of 200 to 500 MW of electrical power capacity.
The hydrogen would be produced through electrolysis and then either liquified or converted into a carrier for transport to Rotterdam, where it would be recovered for use at the port or in the hinterland.
The port of Rotterdam is Europe’s largest port and energy hub, and it aims to become Europe’s largest hydrogen import hub in the decades ahead.
“We are very excited by the results of the study as well by the good chemistry between our two companies,” said Allard Castelein, CEO Port of Rotterdam Authority.
The port has launched multiple hydrogen-related initiatives, both on its facilities and abroad.
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