Enablers of feasibility study (H2Point)

Making a contribution to controlling global warming and improving poor air quality in (inner) urban areas. That is the goal of H2Point. They want to contribute to a nationwide network of hydrogen stations. In what way, as owner or operator, executive or advisory, is not important.

The Challenge

The desire was to use power from an existing wind farm (6 wind turbines) to produce green hydrogen. This required a business case.

The Solution

The business case included the following parts of the chain:

- Operational and financial data wind turbines

- Operational and financial data hydrogen production

- Potential decrease from mobility

- Presentation for preliminary consultations with the municipality of Oosterhout

This allowed H2Point to calculate scenarios and estimate under which conditions the integral cost of green hydrogen is optimal.

With the business case as support, H2Point was able to conclude a preliminary consultation with the municipality of Oosterhout with a positive recommendation. This then allowed the permit process to begin, followed by preparations for realization in 2021.

Olaf:

"This study gave a good insight into what scaling up in hydrogen production does to the cost price per kg of hydrogen. It also revealed some major challenges, such as the legal framework and the deployment of a production site when the wind is not blowing or less."