Air Products and Gunvor join hands to develop green hydrogen terminal in Rotterdam

American gas supplier Air Products and refiner Gunvor Petroleum Rotterdam have agreed to jointly develop a green hydrogen import terminal in Rotterdam by 2026.

PHOTO: Oil refinery and storage tanks in the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Getty Images

Green ammonia will be imported to the terminal and converted to hydrogen to supply markets in Europe, including Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.

Ammonia is a hydrogen derivative that has a higher liquifying temperature and takes less storage space than hydrogen.

Green hydrogen, which is produced using renewable energy, has great potential to decarbonise heavy-duty transport including shipping, Port of Rotterdam authority says.

The port authority announced last month its goal to supply 4.6 million mt/year of hydrogen to Europe by 2030 through local production and imports.

"Green ammonia is not only a hydrogen carrier and a feedstock for the chemical industry, but it’s also an important renewable fuel for the shipping sector," Port of Rotterdam’s chief executive Allard Castelein says.