During the working visit of His Royal Highness King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands to Norway on Thursday, Gen2 Energy signed a collaboration agreement with Tata Steel Netherlands, ECOLOG and Port of Amsterdam about importing liquid hydrogen to The Netherlands from Norway.
Gen2 Energy is Norway’s first large-scale producer and exporter of green hydrogen, with currently 4 projects under development with a combined capacity of 1 GW. The company’s first project in Mosjøen, Nordland, is set to break ground in 2025 and commence production in 2028.
For Tata Steel Netherlands, the partnership is a vital part of the company’s strategy to decarbonize its IJmuiden plant. With this commitment, Tata Steel aims to reduce its CO₂ emissions, setting a strong example in sustainable steel manufacturing.
ECOLOG, a global leader in shipping and storage solutions for CO₂ and liquid hydrogen, will provide specialized vessels to transport liquid hydrogen to the Port of Amsterdam. Their Eos Terminal, set to become the world’s largest liquid hydrogen storage and distribution hub, will be a key player in connecting hydrogen producers with industrial consumers. The terminal will have full connectivity for distributing hydrogen via pipeline, road, rail, and inland waterways, ensuring seamless access for industries like Tata Steel.
“By enabling large-scale green hydrogen access, we’re building the vital link between producers and consumers that’s essential for a sustainable energy future,” said Jasper Heikens, ECOLOG’s Chief Commercial Officer.
Jasper Heikens CCO of ECOLOG adds; “ECOLOG is incredibly honoured to work with Gen2 Energy who are developing projects that can deliver a cost competitive supply of green hydrogen allowing large and essential industries in Europe to decarbonise. Utilising ECOLOG’s Liquid Hydrogen vessels and import regassification terminal we are the enabler of decarbonisation by providing the vital link between producers and consumers of hydrogen. The Eos terminal in Amsterdam will be the world first liquid hydrogen import terminal fully connected with local pipelines, barges and trucking….”
Together with Port of Amsterdam the four partners have signed an agreement that both shows the strong co-operation between the Norwegian and the Netherlands governments in the field of energy, and the commitment of the parties to take a leading position within the European green hydrogen economy.
“The REPowerEU Strategy set a binding target of minimum 42% of the hydrogen shall be produced from renewable energy sources by 2030. This is one of the first examples of how production companies, logistic infrastructure companies and industrial users of hydrogen work together to quickly respond to the challenge”, says Kjetil Bøhn, CEO of Gen2 Energy.
And he added:
“We are of course proud to be a part of such a distinct partnership and take it as a credit to our commitment to develop sound and sustainable large-scale projects and as an important milestone on the road towards being the driving force behind Norway’s new green, hydrogen economy. “
Vefsn Municipality has collaborated with Gen2 Energy for several years to realize the project at Nesbruket, and Mayor Rune Krutå will attend the signing ceremony in Oslo on Thursday, November 14.
“For us as a municipality and partner, this is an important new milestone that has been reached and a significant step toward developing new industry in Vefsn. It builds on a long history of exporting industrial products from our municipality to Europe. I would like to congratulate Gen2 Energy on today’s agreement and look forward to continued collaboration.”
In the media:
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www.nrk.no/nordland
www.finansavisen.no/industri
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hydrogen24.no
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Kjetil Bøhn, CEO, phone +47 915 73 818, mail: kjetil.bohn@gen2energy.com
About Gen2 Energy
Gen2 Energy is a Norwegian company dedicated to developing, building, owning and operating an integrated value chain for green hydrogen. The company targets to have several large-scale production facilities for green hydrogen located in Norway and Northern Europe as well as an efficient distribution network ensuring safe and reliable delivery for customers. We also aim to use low/zero emission fuel in our distribution system, taking a wholistic view on the environmental footprint of the hydrogen value chain.
For more information, visit www.gen2energy.com
Illustration of EcoLog’s importterminal for liquid hydrogen at Port of Amsterdam
Illustration of EcoLog’s ship for transportation of liquid hydrogen
