OHPUS3
Publieke samenvatting / Public summary
Aanleiding
For a natural gas user in the industrial cluster of Oost-Groningen (IC-OG), use of green hydrogen is essential to decrease its carbon emissions in its high-temperature process, which cannot be electrified. However, replacing natural gas can be financially challenging. Producing local green hydrogen in a simply designed on-purpose plant, located on a plot adjacent to where the offtaker operates, and blending it - as a first step - with natural gas, would allow for the most financially feasible route, supporting both decarbonisation and operational learning on H2. Financial viability would be further enhanced using residual heat and oxygen, which have to be investigated with several stakeholders. And connecting to third-party utility providers would allow to avoid use of public electricity and water services and would also be important. This study, performed by the hydrogen experts of Resilient Hydrogen, defines how a 5 MW hydrogen production project via PEM technology, called OHPUS3, can be technically and economically realized. It represents a crucial step towards a sustainable industry and CO2 reduction for the Industrial Cluster Oost-Groningen.
Doelstelling
The goal of the study is two-fold. The primary goal is to gather necessary data and conduct analysis required to support a positive Final Investment Decision on OHPUS3. The study comprehensively addresses the technical, legal, commercial and financial feasibility of realising this project, including its integration with a large industrial natural gas user in IC-OG. Confirming additional offtake from other smaller local off-takers, and the valorisation of residual products like heat and oxygen from the electrolyser, will also be considered in the study to improve both regional integration and financial attractiveness. The second objective is to create as many certainties as possible by pro-actively working out technical, financial, commercial and legal aspects. This not only reduces risks in the decision making for FID but also reduces risks during realisation. Detailed off-take commitments prevent surprises along the way, and a careful design based on a FEED study supports swift construction, once the study is completed. This directly supports the TSE Industry Studies objective: Accelerating the cost-effective deployment of green hydrogen to reduce CO2 emissions in Dutch industry
Korte omschrijving
Resilient Hydrogen leads and executes the entire study. Activities include: planning for infrastructure (for electricity, hydrogen, oxygen, heat, ultra-pure water and wastewater), modelling for matching supply and demand of green hydrogen and of additional products, Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), permitting, execution planning, selection of suppliers and all necessary legal and financial arrangements required to support a positive FID on OHPUS3. In addition to the industrial off-taker, multiple other stakeholders are involved to exchange information and to make agreements. Resilient Hydrogen coordinates the collaboration with all parties, experts and stakeholders.
Resultaat
The study delivers a solid technical and financial basis for realising OHPUS3, and a comprehensive execution plan. Outputs include an integrated evaluation of all utility connections, including electricity, detailed matching between variable hourly hydrogen demand with a blending percentage of up to 20% and hourly production based on renewable power, a FEED design including technical integration with the off-takers, and environmental and construction permits. Optimal future participation in the OHPUS3 Special Purpose Vehicle company, and funding, will also be analysed and negotiated. The results will support a solid and well-founded FID, aiming to start the 5MW production plant by the end of 2027. Once OHPUS3 is commissioned, it will be able to produce between 365-720 tons of hydrogen annually, with the potential to abate 5,940 tons of CO2 emissions per year. Indirect results include a replicable model for industrial hydrogen use and insights for the scaling up of project OHPUS 4: an additional 15 MW electrolyser, serving other local industrial off-takers, via a low-pressure regional hydrogen grid of 10-20 km.
For a natural gas user in the industrial cluster of Oost-Groningen (IC-OG), use of green hydrogen is essential to decrease its carbon emissions in its high-temperature process, which cannot be electrified. However, replacing natural gas can be financially challenging. Producing local green hydrogen in a simply designed on-purpose plant, located on a plot adjacent to where the offtaker operates, and blending it - as a first step - with natural gas, would allow for the most financially feasible route, supporting both decarbonisation and operational learning on H2. Financial viability would be further enhanced using residual heat and oxygen, which have to be investigated with several stakeholders. And connecting to third-party utility providers would allow to avoid use of public electricity and water services and would also be important. This study, performed by the hydrogen experts of Resilient Hydrogen, defines how a 5 MW hydrogen production project via PEM technology, called OHPUS3, can be technically and economically realized. It represents a crucial step towards a sustainable industry and CO2 reduction for the Industrial Cluster Oost-Groningen.
Doelstelling
The goal of the study is two-fold. The primary goal is to gather necessary data and conduct analysis required to support a positive Final Investment Decision on OHPUS3. The study comprehensively addresses the technical, legal, commercial and financial feasibility of realising this project, including its integration with a large industrial natural gas user in IC-OG. Confirming additional offtake from other smaller local off-takers, and the valorisation of residual products like heat and oxygen from the electrolyser, will also be considered in the study to improve both regional integration and financial attractiveness. The second objective is to create as many certainties as possible by pro-actively working out technical, financial, commercial and legal aspects. This not only reduces risks in the decision making for FID but also reduces risks during realisation. Detailed off-take commitments prevent surprises along the way, and a careful design based on a FEED study supports swift construction, once the study is completed. This directly supports the TSE Industry Studies objective: Accelerating the cost-effective deployment of green hydrogen to reduce CO2 emissions in Dutch industry
Korte omschrijving
Resilient Hydrogen leads and executes the entire study. Activities include: planning for infrastructure (for electricity, hydrogen, oxygen, heat, ultra-pure water and wastewater), modelling for matching supply and demand of green hydrogen and of additional products, Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), permitting, execution planning, selection of suppliers and all necessary legal and financial arrangements required to support a positive FID on OHPUS3. In addition to the industrial off-taker, multiple other stakeholders are involved to exchange information and to make agreements. Resilient Hydrogen coordinates the collaboration with all parties, experts and stakeholders.
Resultaat
The study delivers a solid technical and financial basis for realising OHPUS3, and a comprehensive execution plan. Outputs include an integrated evaluation of all utility connections, including electricity, detailed matching between variable hourly hydrogen demand with a blending percentage of up to 20% and hourly production based on renewable power, a FEED design including technical integration with the off-takers, and environmental and construction permits. Optimal future participation in the OHPUS3 Special Purpose Vehicle company, and funding, will also be analysed and negotiated. The results will support a solid and well-founded FID, aiming to start the 5MW production plant by the end of 2027. Once OHPUS3 is commissioned, it will be able to produce between 365-720 tons of hydrogen annually, with the potential to abate 5,940 tons of CO2 emissions per year. Indirect results include a replicable model for industrial hydrogen use and insights for the scaling up of project OHPUS 4: an additional 15 MW electrolyser, serving other local industrial off-takers, via a low-pressure regional hydrogen grid of 10-20 km.
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