Plug Power to build Europe's second largest green hydrogen plant in Antwerp-Bruges
US-based Plug Power has set out to build a 100-megawatt green hydrogen generation plant in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges and eyes production capacity of up to 12,500 mt/year.
PHOTO: Ship in dock at sunset in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium. The port is a large container, bulk cargo, new vehicle and passenger ferry terminal. Getty Images
Plug Power will apply its electrolyser and liquefaction technology to the plant, which is expected to be commissioned in 2025. Liquid and gaseous green hydrogen produced from the plant will cater to demand from the European market.
The company aims to begin construction late next year and expects initial production of green hydrogen to start in late 2024.
The port as an ideal location for the plant as it has transportation links to Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and UK, Plug Power says. It highlights Antwerp-Bruges’ position as a maritime hub with over 289 million mt/year in throughput.
Green hydrogen is produced through electrolysis of water using renewable energy sources like wind, solar and hydropower. Electricity to power the 100 MW electrolyser can be generated from wind turbines near the plant, it says.
Plug Power claims this will be the second largest green hydrogen plants in Europe.
An upcoming 200 MW capacity plant in Rotterdam is set to become one of the world’s biggest when it is due to start production in 2024.
