Harbours: the heart of the energy transition: the role of Northern harbours in the provision of clean energy
report
Harbours will play a significant role in transmission of energy (both electricity and hydrogen) towards 2050. The extension of North Sea offshore wind capacity up to 2050 (38 to72 GW on the Netherlands’ continental shelve; and some 200 to 300 GW on the total North sea area will partly be unlocked via harbours (1), (2). The aim of this study is to identify what role harbours play as hub(s) in the energy transition towards 2050. In doing so, we specifically zoom in on the Northern Netherlands harbours: Groningen Seaports, Port of Den Helder and Port of Amsterdam. These three northern Netherlands harbours may well develop in the next few decades into an energy hub of national or even North-Western European proportions. Green hydrogen, blue hydrogen and hydrogen imports take a comparable share in hydrogen transmitted via these harbours, the collective electrolyser capacity may grow towards 150 PJ (or some 8 GW1) in our base scenario, or even some 300PJ (or some 16 GW2) in our optimistic scenario. In addition, blue hydrogen production capacity may rise towards levels ranging from 150-290PJ (or some 4.5 - 9 GW3), and hydrogen imports towards 1.2 - 2.4 Mton per year.
This study has been coordinated by New Energy Coalition and has been created in close collaboration with TNO and University of Groningen. An industry-based review-group was established – consisting of representatives of Port of Amsterdam, Port of Den Helder, Groningen Seaports, Gasunie, and EBN – to validate the findings and to put them in perspective of the existing and future harbour activities.
Included: Executive Summary: Harbours: the heart of the energy transition: the role of Northern harbours in the provision of clean and appendix.
This study has been coordinated by New Energy Coalition and has been created in close collaboration with TNO and University of Groningen. An industry-based review-group was established – consisting of representatives of Port of Amsterdam, Port of Den Helder, Groningen Seaports, Gasunie, and EBN – to validate the findings and to put them in perspective of the existing and future harbour activities.
Included: Executive Summary: Harbours: the heart of the energy transition: the role of Northern harbours in the provision of clean and appendix.
Topics
TNO Identifier
955555
Publisher
New Energy Coalition (NEC) ; TNO ; Universiteit Groningen
Collation
52 p.
Place of publication
Groningen