The first molecules of green hydrogen have been produced by a 5MW electrolyser in the Netherlands, as the project aimed at reducing solar energy curtailment progresses through construction.
Around 25kg of green hydrogen has been produced at the H2 Hollandia project in Drenthe using a 5MW Plug Power electrolyser, while work continues on installing the compressor and hydrogen filling systems.
The electrolyser started being installed at the existing 115MW Vloeivelden Hollandia solar park last November. Renewables firm Novar, the project’s developer, says the installation could halve the site’s energy curtailment.
Novar has secured over €12m ($13.7m) in Dutch national funding as well as a €1m ($1.14m) provincial grant for the development.
The 300 tonnes of green hydrogen produced by the project annually will be filled into tube trailers on site and supplied to refuelling stations and industrial customers in the region. No specific offtakers have been announced.
Novar has not confirmed a timeline for commissioning the remaining elements of the project, but said work will continue to make green hydrogen available.
