Dutch Zeevonk offshore wind-to-hydrogen project gains ground

Zeevonk, a joint venture between Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and developer of a large-scale project blending offshore wind, floating solar, and green hydrogen, has moved on to the next phase with the front-end engineering design (FEED) work assigned to the UK-based company Wood.

Under the contract, Wood will conduct FEED work for the Zeevonk hydrogen facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, over the next ten months, providing detailed cost estimates.

The planned facility will be powered by offshore wind and offshore floating solar farms located 62 kilometers off the Dutch coast.

As explained, the hydrogen plant will be designed to reach significant peak consumption and, once complete, the produced hydrogen will be transported via pipeline to the nearby hydrogen grid, Hydrogen Network Rotterdam. This network is the first phase of the new Dutch hydrogen infrastructure centered in the Port of Rotterdam.

Claus Vissing-Jørgensen, Project Director at Zeevonk, said: “We are excited to collaborate with Wood to bring our hydrogen vision to life in the Netherlands. The awarding of our FEED represents a significant milestone for our large-scale hydrogen plant planned in the Maasvlakte area. Over the next 10 months, the FEED will provide detailed cost estimates and lay the groundwork for our upcoming EPC tender process, expected in Q2 this year.”

Vattenfall and CIP revealed the plans for this project, which will comprise a 2 GW offshore wind farm and a 50 MW floating offshore solar farm as well as a 1 GW electrolyzer plant, in June 2024.

The subsidy-free project is expected to be operational in 2029. 

250 MW of energy capacity from the Zeevonk offshore wind farm will be delivered to Google for 15 years.