HyNoCa (HYdrogen No CArbon) is a large demonstration project for the production of (green) hydrogen and biochar from organic waste flows.
Hynoca will use two residual flows for hydrogen production: digestate (a residual product of bio-fermentation) and dried sewage sludge supplied by waste processor HVC. Hynoca uses thermolysis to produce hydrogen from residual flows; a reaction in which a substance decomposes through heating. In the case of Hynoca, organic residual flows are converted into hydrogen at high temperatures.
This process also produces biochar, a charcoal-like substance used as a soil conditioner. Biochar can play an important role in the fight against climate change. It captures CO2 that would otherwise be absorbed from the atmosphere and stores it in the soil.
Hynoca is a subproject within the Investa green molecules project. The idea is to produce bio-hydrogen on the Investa site and to supply the hydrogen to the nearby H2 filling station of GP Groot (via the H2Hub BoekelermeerThe business model is aimed at minimizing the price of hydrogen through the revenues from biochar.
Read the interview with managing director Bob Bussser.
Status: Construction of the factory will start in the summer of 2025, with production starting a year later.
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