Important step in creation of Hydrogen Network North Sea Canal Area
Four companies in the North Sea Canal area are taking the next concrete step to connect to Gasunie’s future hydrogen network because they want to start producing or using hydrogen. Vattenfall, Sunoco, HyCC and Tata Steel have signed a Connection Study Agreement (CSA) with Hynetwork to start preparing the connections. The interest comes at a time when the contours of the hydrogen network in the North Sea Canal area, part of the national hydrogen network, are beginning to take shape. The preferred route for the future hydrogen network in this industrial region was announced last month.
On Thursday 16 May, the four companies made the symbolic gesture of signing a hydrogen pipeline in the Port of Amsterdam. Hynetwork, the Port of Amsterdam and the North Sea Canal Area Programme Office also signed, reinforcing the collaboration. With this initiative, the companies want to accelerate the scaling-up of the hydrogen economy. They call on other companies to follow their example of ‘working together in the chain’. As a Hydrogen Valley Region, the North Sea Canal area offers plenty of opportunities for this.
The North Sea Canal area is one of the largest industrial clusters and energy hubs in the Netherlands. Together with Schiphol Airport, it is an important area for the port, logistics and industry. Industry in this region emits approximately 18 megatons of CO2 per year. These emissions must be drastically reduced. One way to do this is by using CO2-free hydrogen. As a major energy port and fuel cluster, the region is also focusing on importing hydrogen and producing green fuels. A hydrogen network is crucial to this effort.
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