500,000 kilos of hydrogen

Kuster Energy builds hydrogen plant in Netterden with six farming families

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Fuel supplier Kuster Energy will work with six farming families from Netterden to build a hydrogen plant, which will enable them to produce their own green hydrogen using energy from existing wind turbines and a solar farm from the end of 2027.

For the families, building the hydrogen plant is a logical next step to the previously realised windmill and solar park, in cooperation with Kuster Energy. At its foot, the plant is now being built. It should produce some 500,000 kilos of hydrogen annually. Power from the wind and solar farm will be converted into green hydrogen at the plant, with which the initiators want to contribute to countering grid congestion in the region. They also hope to break the deadlock around hydrogen. That situation is often seen as the classic chicken-or-the-egg story: should hydrogen refuelling stations come first, or more vehicles first? Without sufficient infrastructure, companies and consumers are reluctant to invest in hydrogen vehicles. At the same time, it is difficult for investors to make hydrogen refuelling stations profitable if there are hardly any vehicles.

Emission-free operations

Kuster Energy and the families received 10 million euros of OWE subsidy for this project, the Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) announced in July. Through this scheme, the government contributes to the realisation of green hydrogen projects in the Netherlands. The total cost of the project is sixteen million euros, reports Omroep Gelderland.

The hydrogen from Netterden will mainly be used to charge vehicles on site. For this purpose, containers are available that can be placed at companies that need to operate emission-free, such as TenneT and Gasunie. They use electric machines, such as shovels and cranes, which need to be charged while working. This is when hydrogen comes into the picture. Besides batteries, hydrogen-powered generators can also be used.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Nina Koelewijn

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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