H2 Hollandia: opwek van groene waterstof bij zonneparken

H2 Hollandia’s objective is to use some of the solar energy generated at Vloeivelden Hollandia to produce green hydrogen. H2 Hollandia plans to produce around 300,000 kg of hydrogen annually by installing a 5 MW electrolyser at the 115 MWp Vloeivelden solar farm. This could halve that solar farm’s curtailment (the electricity that cannot be delivered to the grid and is therefore wasted).

H2 Hollandia: objectives and actions

The 300,000 solar panels that have been installed at the Vloeivelden Hollandia solar farm in Nieuw-Buinen generate more power than the grid can handle. To make the most of this green electricity, it is converted into 100% green hydrogen. At any point in the future, it can be converted back into usable energy.

Because this system is directly connected to the solar farm, hydrogen production does not place a strain on the power grid. This is because the hydrogen system captures the solar energy before it is fed into the grid. On days with plenty of sunshine, if the solar farm generates too much energy, the electrolyser can convert some of this curtailed peak power into hydrogen. In this way, H2 Hollandia can effectively harness nearly half of all curtailed power for hydrogen production.

H2 Hollandia produces green hydrogen, which is then transferred into tube trailers on site. These are trucks fitted with high-pressure cylinders for transporting hydrogen. H2 Hollandia customers then transport the hydrogen to end users in these tube trailers. For instance, refuelling stations catering to heavy transport vehicles. Along with hydrogen, this production process generates pure oxygen. This can be used to provide aeration in water treatment plants, for example.

This is our strategy for H2 Hollandia

Watch this video clip to learn how the various parties are joining forces on the H2 Hollandia project to produce green hydrogen using energy from a solar farm.

The H2 Hollandia consortium consists of Repowered, Avitec and Novar.

Read more about the H2 Hollandia Project