Netherlands-headquartered green hydrogen developer HyCC has contracted McPhy and Technip Energies in relation to a 20MW project in the country.
Technip Energies will construct the Djewels green hydrogen plant in Delfzijl, which will be operated by HyCC, while McPhy will supply the project’s electrolyser.
The plant will have a production capacity of 3000 tons annually
Djewels is 100% owned by HyCC.
The contract is subject to a final investment decision for the project, which HyCC aims to take later this year.
The green hydrogen will be used by OCI Methanol Europe for the production of renewable methanol.
Other companies supporting the project include Gasunie, DeNora and Hinicio.
Djewels will be the first plant at this scale using “Augmented McLyzer” technology from McPhy with higher current density, providing flexibility in production with reduced spatial requirements.
Djewels is a flagship project for the Province of Groningen and the wider Hydrogen Valley in the Northern Netherlands, supporting sustainable development of regional industries.
Its development was supported by the regional Waddenfonds.
The project also received support from the Clean Hydrogen Partnership (former FCH-JU) and has applied for a grant from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs to support the deployment of this innovative technology.
Marcel Galjee, Managing Director of HyCC, said: “Green hydrogen production needs to significantly scale-up in the coming years if we want to reach the European climate goals for 2030.
“This means we need to deploy innovative technology at scale to gain practical experience. The work of Technip Energies and technology from McPhy allow us to do exactly that.”