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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--A new brownfield project in the Netherlands will see the conversion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks at the Port of Rotterdam into green ammonia storage tanks following a deal between three Dutch heavyweights, Gasunie (Groningen, Netherlands), Vopak (Rotterdam, Netherlands) and HES International BV (Rotterdam, Netherlands).
Prompted by the growing European shift toward the import of green energy, the proposed 100 million-euro (US$108 million) ACE Terminal project will use existing facilities at Maasvlakte, a massive extension of the Europoort port and industrial facility within the Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest port. It will be operational in 2026, subject to planning approvals and a final investment decision. Gasunie has already been tasked by the Dutch government to repurpose parts of the country's natural gas network into the backbone of a new hydrogen network.
Maasvlakte will allow vessels from around the world to moor in order to discharge green ammonia and, in the initial phase, possibly blue ammonia. The project will first involve converting existing Gasunie LNG tanks for ammonia storage, and the partners said that the site also offers space to develop an installation for converting ammonia into hydrogen.
HES operates a "strategic location with quayside capacity" at Maasvlakte with direct access from the sea. Vopak is a leading independent tank storage company and has six ammonia terminals around the world. Gasunie's pipeline network will handle transportation. It owns the Netherlands' gas transmission network with a total length of over 12,000 kilometers (km), with an additional network of 3,100 km in Germany.
Industrial Info is tracking 45 green ammonia-related projects in Europe worth more than US$4.6 billion. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Chemical Processing Project Database can click here for a list of detailed project reports.
"Green hydrogen is seen as an essential element of the future renewable energy mix," the partners stated. "Demand for green hydrogen is growing in the energy sector, the transport sector and the petrochemical industry, both in the Netherlands and Germany. An import terminal for green ammonia will make a vital contribution to the import of hydrogen, an essential link in the hydrogen chain, alongside hydrogen production, transport and storage. A reliable logistic chain is essential for developing the market for green hydrogen and for achieving the climate goals for 2030 and 2050."
In addition to domestic demand, the new terminal also will cater for growing demand in northwestern Europe for the large-scale import of green hydrogen. Most recently, Industrial Info reported on plans by Germany's RWE AG (Essen, Germany) to build a green ammonia import terminal at Brunsbüttel, near Hamburg. The company also has just agreed to build one of the country's first LNG terminals at the same location with Gasunie and German state-owned bank KfW. The projects form part of a plan to turn the entire site into an import terminal for green energy. For additional information, see April 11, 2022, article--RWE To Build Green Ammonia Terminal in Germany.
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Prompted by the growing European shift toward the import of green energy, the proposed 100 million-euro (US$108 million) ACE Terminal project will use existing facilities at Maasvlakte, a massive extension of the Europoort port and industrial facility within the Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest port. It will be operational in 2026, subject to planning approvals and a final investment decision. Gasunie has already been tasked by the Dutch government to repurpose parts of the country's natural gas network into the backbone of a new hydrogen network.
Maasvlakte will allow vessels from around the world to moor in order to discharge green ammonia and, in the initial phase, possibly blue ammonia. The project will first involve converting existing Gasunie LNG tanks for ammonia storage, and the partners said that the site also offers space to develop an installation for converting ammonia into hydrogen.
HES operates a "strategic location with quayside capacity" at Maasvlakte with direct access from the sea. Vopak is a leading independent tank storage company and has six ammonia terminals around the world. Gasunie's pipeline network will handle transportation. It owns the Netherlands' gas transmission network with a total length of over 12,000 kilometers (km), with an additional network of 3,100 km in Germany.
Industrial Info is tracking 45 green ammonia-related projects in Europe worth more than US$4.6 billion. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Chemical Processing Project Database can click here for a list of detailed project reports.
"Green hydrogen is seen as an essential element of the future renewable energy mix," the partners stated. "Demand for green hydrogen is growing in the energy sector, the transport sector and the petrochemical industry, both in the Netherlands and Germany. An import terminal for green ammonia will make a vital contribution to the import of hydrogen, an essential link in the hydrogen chain, alongside hydrogen production, transport and storage. A reliable logistic chain is essential for developing the market for green hydrogen and for achieving the climate goals for 2030 and 2050."
In addition to domestic demand, the new terminal also will cater for growing demand in northwestern Europe for the large-scale import of green hydrogen. Most recently, Industrial Info reported on plans by Germany's RWE AG (Essen, Germany) to build a green ammonia import terminal at Brunsbüttel, near Hamburg. The company also has just agreed to build one of the country's first LNG terminals at the same location with Gasunie and German state-owned bank KfW. The projects form part of a plan to turn the entire site into an import terminal for green energy. For additional information, see April 11, 2022, article--RWE To Build Green Ammonia Terminal in Germany.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the world's leading provider of market intelligence across the upstream, midstream and downstream energy markets and all other major industrial markets. IIR's Global Market Intelligence Platform (GMI) supports our end-users across their core businesses, and helps them connect trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated project opportunities. Follow IIR on: LinkedIn.
