Ian TaylorOCI has informed ship.energy that it is teaming up with the NortH2 group to develop the ‘first large-scale green ammonia and methanol value chains in the Netherlands’.
With the support of Groningen Sea Ports, the NortH2 group – which consists of Equinor, RWE, Shell, Gasunie and new member Eneco – is developing a large-scale offshore wind-to-hydrogen electrolysis project in the Eemshaven area.
OCI said that it partnership with NortH2 will provide it with a ‘stable and large-scale supply of green hydrogen’ that will allow the company to decarbonise its production processes and meet growing demand from its customers in the downstream value chain for renewable hydrogen.
Ahmed El-Hoshy, Chief Executive Officer of OCI N.V., described the collaboration with the NortH2 consortium as ‘a critical partnership that helps OCI, as a key enabler of the hydrogen economy, activate sustainable value chains for society and industry, create a positive impact on the environment, and simultaneously help reduce the country’s dependence on natural gas by using green hydrogen’.
He added: ‘Green ammonia and methanol production is a logical starting point to develop a green economy in the Netherlands and Europe as it creates a wide range of green products helping create sustainable value chains of food, fuels and consumer goods.
‘Ammonia and methanol are the most effective green hydrogen carriers. That is why OCI is accelerating the production of green ammonia and methanol to become one of the largest producers of clean hydrogen fuel and feedstock technology in the world. We are scaling the world’s transition to hydrogen and the clean economy.’
Ariane Morrissey
