Rotterdam sets out to become hydrogen hub with electrolysers and hydrogen plants

The Port of Rotterdam aims to become Europe's clean energy by setting up green hydrogen factories and four electrolysers in the coming years, says Rotterdam's vice-major Arno Bonte.

PHOTO: Aerial view of the Europoort area in the Port of Rotterdam. Getty Images

The work on hydrogen plants in Rotterdam's Maasvlakte area is expected to be completed by 2025. These projects will partly draw on renewable energy produced partly from offshore wind farms.

The port is also building pipelines to transport hydrogen from the plants, and import terminals to supply users in the port and its hinterland.

Rotterdam is among the world's biggest refining, oil storage and bunkering hubs. The city Rotterdam's vice-mayor Bonte says the port can draw on its petrochemical industry's experience, as well as its proximity to North Sea offshore wind, when it now sets out to build its future hydrogen industry.