The Port of ROTTERDAM has announced that Onyx Power, a German energy provider, plans to construct a low-carbon blue hydrogen production plant at its existing site within the port. The plant is expected to have a capacity of 1,200 MW of power and produce around 300 kilotons of blue hydrogen per year.
To mitigate the carbon footprint of the blue hydrogen production process, the carbon dioxide produced will be captured and stored in depleted gas fields offshore, potentially saving up to 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year.
The most popular process for producing blue hydrogen is called steam methane reforming (SMR), which involves reacting methane gas with steam to produce hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide produced in this process is then captured and stored underground, rather than released into the atmosphere. This makes blue hydrogen a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional hydrogen production, which can result in significant carbon emissions.
Onyx Power has notified the Environmental Protection Agency (DCMR) of the project and requested an impact assessment be carried out according to the Environmental Management Act, which is required for the project to proceed. In addition, as a part of the procedure, the company has published a Notitie Reikwijdte en Detailniveau (NRD) outlining the scope of the environmental impact assessment.
Source: Fleetmon
