Dutch developer Hycc has signed an order for a 40MW electrolyser from Norway’s Nel for its H2eron project in the city of Delfzijl.

Hycc has secured an environmental permit for H2eron and has progressed to Feed. FID is planned for 2024, with Nel due to start electrode production for the project in 2025.

Amsterdam-headquartered SkyNRG will use the project’s hydrogen along with waste biomass in SAF production.

“Reliable supplies of green hydrogen are key to decarbonising sectors such as the aviation industry. We build on decades of experience in large-scale electrolysis and are excited to move to the next phase of the project with these strong partners to lay the foundation for the new hydrogen economy,” says Marcel Galjee, managing director of Hycc.

2024 – FID due on Delfzijl project

Hycc has five hydrogen projects under development in the Netherlands. The 20MW Djewels project will be co-developed by Dutch utility Gasunie, with offtake from OCI for methanol production. The 250MW H2-Fifty project—which secured Important Projects of Common European Interest funding last year—will be co-developed by BP, which will also offtake the hydrogen for its refining complex. And the 100MW H2ermes project near Amsterdam will produce hydrogen to decarbonise Indian manufacturer Tata Steel’s Ijmuiden steelworks.

The largest of Hycc’s planned projects—the 500MW H2era project in the port of Amsterdam—was announced in July last year. Hycc aims to commission the project by 2027.

Hycc has also launched Greenroot—a cooperation with German gas company VNG—to explore green hydrogen production in central Germany.

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Author: Polly Martin