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First of a kind hydrogen island proposed by 2030
1/6/2022
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is proposing to build an artificial island in the Danish part of the North Sea that will be dedicated to the large-scale production of green hydrogen from offshore wind.
To be called ‘BrintØ’ (‘hydrogen island’ in Danish), the island will be established on Dogger Bank. It is expected to be producing around 1mn t/y of green hydrogen by 2030, equivalent to some 7% of the European Union’s forecast hydrogen consumption at that time and helping to secure Europe’s future green energy supply.
CIP believes the BrintØ project could be the first of its kind. Together with other adjacent energy islands, it will produce green hydrogen from offshore wind for export to nearby countries such as Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, creating a foundation for the production of sustainable green fuels via power-to-x for trucks, ships and aircrafts.
With this in mind, CIP and Allianz Investment Management (AIM) recently agreed to jointly conduct a feasibility study in respect of an artificial energy island in the German North Sea that will deliver renewable energy to the German market.
According to Thomas Dalsgaard, Partner at CIP, the BrintØ project will provide a significant contribution to reaching the ambitious targets set by the Danish government earlier this year, as well as the transnational political will demonstrated at the North Sea Summit held in May in Esbjerg, Denmark.
‘The Danish, German, Dutch and Belgian ambitions for the North Sea show the rest of the world how the green transition can be turbocharged if you dare to think big, internationally and in integrated systems,’ he says. ‘Green energy will be harvested on a large scale out at sea, tied together by energy islands, converted into green hydrogen, and transported across borders via offshore hydrogen infrastructure. The opportunities are significant, and the Danish BrintØ is the first step in that direction.’
