H2ermes: green hydrogen for a sustainable future
Project H2ermes is a 100 megawatt hydrogen plant to produce green hydrogen for sustainable steel and to reduce emissions from industry in the Amsterdam region. Green hydrogen is made by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, using renewable electricity. This technique is called electrolysis. No CO2 is produced or emitted in the process. With a capacity of 100 megawatt, H2ermes can produce up to 15.000 tons of green hydrogen and large amounts of oxygen each year, making it an important step in the further development of the hydrogen economy.
Hydrogen Hub Amsterdam
The port of Amsterdam, together with Gasunie, takes care of the distribution of hydrogen in the region. With this connection to the hydrogen backbone, the H2ermes project is an important kickstart project for the Hydrogen Hub NZKG in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. The hydrogen can be used for the production of renewable fuels and for new forms of low-carbon circular chemistry.
Role of PNO Chemistry
Under the IPCEI Hydrogen initiative, PNO Chemistry’s funding experts managed to secure the IPCEI status for the H2ermes project. The acronym IPCEI stands for ‘Important Projects of Common European Interest’. This concerns funding for certain innovation themes of major strategic European importance. The specific IPCEI Hydrogen initiative has a series of funding rounds, each with its own focus. One of these concerned hydrogen production by electrolysis. A ‘perfect match’: partly thanks to the efforts of PNO Chemistry, H2ermes has now acquired the IPCEI status. This brings the construction of the hydrogen plant another step closer. The aim is to supply the first green hydrogen by 2025/2026.
What can PNO Chemistry do for you?
Are you working on hydrogen innovations for the chemical sector? PNO Chemistry has extensive in-house expertise in (European and national) funding programmes for innovation projects. Interested? Please do not hesitate to contact us.
