The PosHYdon pilot kicked off the onshore test successfully at the premises of InVesta in Alkmaar. PosHYdon aims to produce green H₂ on an operational gas platform in the Dutch North Sea. It will be the first time that three offshore energy systems will be integrated and H₂ is transported to land together with gas via an existing pipeline. The pilot is essential for the development of large-scale production of green H₂ at sea and thus for the energy transition in the Netherlands and Northwest Europe. After this testing period onshore, the electrolyzer will be transferred offshore to the Q13a-A platform, 13 kilometers off the coast of Scheveningen (The Hague). First offshore H₂ production is planned for Q4 this year.

René Peters, Business Director Gas Technologies TNO and initiator of the North Sea Energy Program said, “PosHYdon is a perfect example of system integration in the North Sea. In many studies, H₂ is considered the missing link in the energy transition, with many talking about all the opportunities. But here, right off the coast of Scheveningen, it will actually take place later this year. PosHYdon is teaching us a lot about the next steps that need to be taken towards safe, large-scale green H₂ production from wind at sea. Offshore green H₂ production will enable large-scale wind farms to be developed far out at sea. Wind energy is directly converted to green H₂ from demineralized seawater and can be transported through the existing or new gas infrastructure.

As a result, offshore wind projects can be realized faster at significantly lower costs for society. I am therefore very happy that we can now test the complete installation onshore, in preparation for transferring it offshore for the final test: offshore green H₂ production.”

In addition, PosHYdon will also participate in a pilot for Guarantees of Origin for green H₂ and the upcoming migration towards European H₂ certification. This pilot, also open to others, is being planned via HyXchange. Neptune Energy (Eni) participated before in the HyXchange certification pilot in 2022.