TotalEnergies, Air Liquide Join Forces for OW-Powered Green Hydrogen Production

TotalEnergies has signed agreements with Air Liquide to develop two projects in the Netherlands for the delivery of green hydrogen, produced mainly by offshore wind power from the OranjeWind project, which will be used to decarbonize its refineries in Northern Europe.

The projects, set to deliver some 45,000 tons a year of green hydrogen, are expected to cut CO2 emissions from TotalEnergies’ refineries in Belgium and the Netherlands by up to 450,000 tons a year and contribute to the European renewable energy targets in transport.

The two companies have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture, equally held by TotalEnergies (50%) and Air Liquide (50%), which will build and operate a 250 MW electrolyzer near the Zeeland refinery.

This project will enable the production of up to 30,000 tons of green hydrogen a year, most of which will be delivered to Zeeland’s platform.

The electrolyzer will be commissioned in 2029 and will cut the site’s CO2 emissions by up to 300,000 tons a year.

The project represents a global investment of around $630 million for both partners and has made requests for support under European and national subsidy programs. Project funding will also be sought by the partners.

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