BP, Nouryon and Port of Rotterdam combine on green hydrogen project

BP, Nouryon and the Port of Rotterdam have partnered in an attempt to make ‘green hydrogen’ via water electrolysis for BP’s refinery in Rotterdam, which has the potential for reductions in CO₂ emissions.

The refinery currently uses hydrogen made from hydrocarbons, to desulphurise products. Replacing this entirely with green hydrogen produced from water using renewable energy could potentially result in a reduction of 350,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions per year based on current circumstances.

The parties have signed a memorandum of understanding to study the feasibility of a 250-megawatt water electrolysis facility to produce up to 45,000 tonnes of green hydrogen yearly using renewable energy. It would be the largest of its kind in Europe.