Danish energy company Orsted has outlined plans to develop a green hydrogen complex in western Denmark with the potential to scale up to 3GW of electrolyser capacity and become a significant exporter to Europe.

The project, which could become one of Europe’s largest green hydrogen production sites, would be located at Idomlund near Holstebro, which is expected to be the landfall for parts of the new offshore wind capacity under development in the North Sea.

150MW – Phase one capacity

Orsted has signed a letter of intent to pursue the project jointly with Danish renewables developer Skovgaard Energy.

“By partnering with Skovgaard Energy on the Idomlund project, Orsted is entering one of the most strategically advantageous projects to leverage the strong fit between large-scale renewable energy and power-to-X,” says Anders Nordstrom, COO at Orsted P2X.

Construction would be carried out in several phases, with a first-phase capacity of 150MW.

The project would contribute significantly to Denmark’s target of 4–6GW of electrolysis capacity by 2030, Orsted says.

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Author: Stuart Penson