Global consultancy ABL Group has joined the pioneering green energy initiative AquaVentus Förderverein e.V. (AquaVentus), a project aiming to turbocharge innovation for the development of 10 GW of green H₂ capacity from North Sea offshore wind by 2035.

In its quest for climate-friendly H₂ production, the AquaVentus initiative aims to use electricity from offshore wind farms to operate electrolyzers also installed at sea on an industrial scale. Plans envisage setting up electrolysis units in the North Sea with a total capacity of 10 gigawatts, enough to produce 1 metric MMt of green H₂.

ABL Group with local offices in North Sea countries including Germany, Netherlands, UK, Denmark, Norway and France, have joined the AquaVentus consortium, to support with a range of engineering and marine consultancy services. More specifically, it will draw upon its diverse combination of offshore engineering and H₂ expertise to help support the consortium’s initiatives within pipeline engineering management and discipline engineering services.

“ABL has a long history acting as engineering and marine consultant on offshore infrastructure projects in the North Sea, including H₂ innovation. For instance, ABL was recently contracted by GASCADE Gastransport GmbH to provide marine warranty survey services to oversee the construction of the 50-kilometer subsea pipeline which will in future feed green H₂ into the German grid via the Mukran entry point,” said Sergio Leone, Project Manager for the pipeline project, ABL – an ABL Group company.

“Our Group-wide experience covers more than 50 H₂ projects worldwide including in the North Sea countries. Our track-record includes Power-to-X project development and bid advisory, H₂ infrastructure and safety, and applications of H₂ and derivatives. This multi-disciplined experience positions us perfectly to support the exciting AquaVentus consortium,” said Nils Falkenhorst, Country Manager to OWC in Germany – an ABL Group company.

AquaVentus brings together innovative organizations and research bodies, as well as leading international companies in the energy transition space, to support and collaborate over the production of green H₂ in the North Sea, along with establishing associated transport infrastructure.