(Bochum / Wilhelmshaven) – The oil company BP Europe SE is examining the construction of a new hydrogen hub in Wilhelmshaven. As part of the project, the group would build an ammonia cracker that could provide up to 2028 tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen from green ammonia annually from 130.000.
The ammonia should be delivered to Wilhelmshaven from BP's international green hydrogen projects. “If the market for new fuels develops accordingly, it would be possible to expand the project,” said the company.
Landing at the NWO terminal
The project is intended to build on the existing infrastructure of the NWO terminal in Wilhelmshaven, in which BP has a stake. With its deep-water port and pipeline system, it is one of the most important energy terminals in the country. “The development of this project would give our German customers greater independence in a range of low-carbon energy products,” said Patrick Wendeler, CEO of BP Europa SE.
The company also proposes to use existing unused oil pipelines and convert existing gas pipeline infrastructure for hydrogen transport. The low-carbon hydrogen could then be delivered to customers in the Ruhr area and other demand centers.
BP is currently building a number of hydrogen and ammonia export sites in the Middle East, Africa and Australia, says Felipe Arbelaez, senior vice president of hydrogen and CCS. “These could cover part of European demand in the coming years.”
The planned project follows the projects Get H2 nucleus and Lingen Green Hydrogen. Together they are intended to support energy-intensive sectors such as the chemical and steel industries in reducing CO2 emissions in their production processes.
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NWO jetty: BP wants to examine producing hydrogen from ammonia in Wilhelmshaven. © Port of Wilhelmshaven
