Alliander, BayWa r.e. complete Dutch green hydrogen pilot

Dutch energy networks operator Alliander and German renewables company BayWa r.e. AG have completed the construction of the first electrolysis plant for green hydrogen production in the Netherlands.

The pilot factory, located in Oosterwolde, in the northern province of Friesland, will be put into operation in June, Alliander said on Friday.

The facility will be operated by the Dutch company and powered with electricity from a 50-MWp solar park operated by BayWa r.e.'s local subsidiary GroenLeven in close proximity to the electrolyser. It is expected to produce about 100,000 kg of green hydrogen per year.

The green fuel from the pilot plant will be delivered to local taxi service provider Kort and filling station operator OrangeGas at an undisclosed price.

With the project, Alliander and GroenLeven seek to explore how hydrogen can play a role in areas where the capacity of the electricity grid is not sufficient to absorb the solar power that is being generated. The partners will study whether hydrogen could be used as a way to avoid or prevent grid congestion and thus cut the costs for the expansion of the network.

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