At the HYGRO hydrogen windmill in Wieringermeer, the kick-off took place on Wednesday 22 November for the construction of a hydrogen pipeline that will connect the windmill to the nearby 'mobility square' of AVIA Marees. HYGRO is still having a feasibility study carried out for this.
The hydrogen wind turbine 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 Regional Deal Maritime cluster Kop van Noord-Holland. The aim is to produce and offer sustainable hydrogen at costs comparable to those of diesel. To achieve this, the entire hydrogen chain is coordinated within the project.
The basis is the HYGRO hydrogen mill; a wind turbine with an electrolyser to produce hydrogen. The mill is located on the wind turbine test field of the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) in Wieringermeer. From here it is approximately five kilometres to the AVIA Marees' petrol station, a distance that would have to be bridged by means of a pipeline. HYGRO is still having a feasibility study carried out for this. From the petrol station, further distribution takes place to other petrol stations, construction sites, farmers and other customers. The electrolysis installation at the windmill will be ready in 2025.
In recent years, various projects have been realised in North Holland North that aim to investigate the possibilities of this hydrogen. 'Duwaal, from wind to wheel' is an example of this, but also the Fieldlab Hydrogen in Agri that recently started. Within the Fieldlab Hydrogen, agricultural entrepreneurs get to work on the application of hydrogen in their company.
Under the name H2Gateway various partners are working on a plan for the construction of a hydrogen factory for the production of hydrogen. This will enable us to make large industrial clusters in the Netherlands more sustainable.
In the port of Den Helder, several related hydrogen projects are underway that were started partly thanks to the Regional Deal. One of these is the project ZephyrosThe goal: zero emissions in the port of Den Helder by using hydrogen for road transport and the Wadden Sea.
Another nice development is the project Shore power. With a hydrogen powered generator we can supply electricity to ships when they are moored. And also to other users of electricity in the port.
