Orsted to develop 1 GW SeaH2Land green hydrogen plant in the Dutch North Sea

Ørsted has planned to develop the SeaH2Land vision which includes a renewable hydrogen production facility of 1 GW by 2030, to be linked to industrial demand in the Netherlands and Belgium. If realized, the electrolyzer, which will produce renewable hydrogen, can convert about 20% of the current hydrogen consumption in the region to renewable hydrogen.

Subject to a regulatory framework being in place, the regional network will unlock the first phase of SeaH2Land, which comprises 500 MW of electrolyzer capacity. The second phase of SeaH2Land which scales the electrolyzer capacity to 1 GW will require the possibility to connect to a national hydrogen backbone, providing additional flexibility and storage. Several locations north and south of the river Scheldt have been identified for GW-scale electrolysis. In the meantime, several projects are being developed in the region on the sites of industrial players.