A 250 MW electrolyser will be built near Zeeland refinery
TotalEnergies and Air Liquide have signed agreements to develop two projects in the Netherlands to produce and deliver 45,000 tons of green hydrogen annually, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions from TotalEnergies' European refineries by up to 450,000 tons a year and contribute to European renewable energy targets in transport.
The joint venture will build and operate a 250 MW electrolyser near the Zeeland refinery, enabling the production of up to 30,000 tons of green hydrogen a year.
The project will be commissioned in 2029 and reduce the site's CO2 emissions by up to 300,000 tons a year.
TotalEnergies has also signed a tolling agreement for 130 MW to be dedicated to the production of 15,000 tons per year of green hydrogen for the TotalEnergies platform in Antwerp.
The project is expected to be operational by the end of 2027 and reduce CO2 emissions at the Antwerp site by up to 150,000 tons per year. The total investment for both partners is around €600 million ($626 million).
"Following the first partnership agreement with Air Liquide to supply the Normandy refinery with green hydrogen, and the agreements to supply the Grandpuits and La Mède biorefineries with renewable hydrogen, the partnership with Air Liquide takes on a new dimension and marks a new step in TotalEnergies' ambition to decarbonise the hydrogen consumed by its refineries in Europe by 2030", said Vincent Stoquart, President, Refining & Chemicals at TotalEnergies.
"By supplying these two electrolysers with renewable electricity from our offshore wind project in the Netherlands, TotalEnergies is leveraging its positioning as an integrated electricity company," he said.
These two projects will complete the five Air Liquide low carbon units already in operation or construction in Europe.
This illustrates Air Liquide's capacity to offer concrete solutions to customers, to reach our carbon neutrality ambition by 2050, and to support Europe’s leadership ambition towards decarbonised growth. It also demonstrates the ability of Air Liquide to develop solid business models.