Summary

A 1 GW electrolyser to produce renewable hydrogen;
2 GW of new offshore wind capacity linked to the electrolyser;
45 kilometres of regional hydrogen pipelines between the Netherlands and Belgium to exchange hydrogen between industrial players in the region;
A vision for gigawatt-scale electrolysis and offshore wind landing points on both sides of the river Scheldt after extension of the 380kV grid, turning the cluster into a true hydrogen hub.

The electrolyser and the offshore wind farm will be developed by Ørsted;
SeaH2Land is supported by key regional industrial players: Yara, ArcelorMittal, Dow and Zeeland Refinery;
North Sea Port and industrial players will work with Smart Delta Resources (SDR), to develop the regional hydrogen network and the 380 kV connection to south of the Western Scheldt;
The project is supported by the Provinces of Zeeland (NL) and Oost-Vlaanderen (BE).

Phase 1: the first 500 MW can be developed as soon as the required regulatory framework is in place and once development of the envisaged regional hydrogen network allows for it;
Phase 2: the additional 500 MW can be developed when the project will be linked to an (inter)national hydrogen backbone. This is expected before 2030.

580.000 tonnes equal the current fossil hydrogen consumption in the North Sea Port cluster - one of the largest consumption centres in Europe. SeaH2land can replace about 20% by renewable hydrogen;
This would lead to a substantial carbon emission reduction which helps both the Netherlands and Belgium to reach their 2030 climate targets.
Furthermore, the cluster has the potential to grow to a consumption of 1.000.000 tonnes of hydrogen by 2050, equivalent to 10 GW of electrolyser capacity for renewable hydrogen;
As a result SeaH2Land and the envisioned renewable hydrogen cluster - linked to an international hydrogen network - can make an important contribution to the long-term net zero emission target by 2050.

Who

The SeaH2Land vision is supported by: