(Rjukan / Norway) – Norwegian engineering services provider Worley Rosenberg is developing the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for a liquid hydrogen production plant in Rjukan. The client is Norwegian Hydrogen AS. According to the company, this also includes an exclusive option for the construction (EPC, Engineering, Procurement and Construction) of the "RjukanLH2" project, which will have a capacity of 25 megawatts and a production volume of ten tons per day.
Contract signing (from left): Jens Berge (CEO Norwegian Hydrogen) and Nils Arne Hatleskog (COO Worley Rosenberg). © Worley Rosenberg
“Together with our recently announced contract for Energinet’s hydrogen pipeline in Denmark, this strengthens our position as a key player in the Nordic hydrogen value chain,” says Jan T. Narvestad, Managing Director at Worley Rosenberg. The EPC phase is scheduled to begin in the second half of this year. This includes all related equipment and infrastructure such as power supply, water connection, and hydrogen supply. Electricity will be sourced from the city’s local grid via a power purchase agreement (PPA) for renewable energy. The plant will thus meet the EU criteria for green hydrogen (RFNBO Directive).
Illustration of Samskip's future liquid hydrogen-powered "Sea Shuttle" container ship. © Samskip
The customer for the energy carrier is Samskip. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2028. The contracts with Norwegian Hydrogen were signed a few months ago. The logistics company intends to use the hydrogen to power the "world's first hydrogen-powered container ships." Two "Sea Shuttles" are currently under construction and will eventually serve Samskip's route between Rotterdam and Oslo. The project has received a number of grants, including from the EU Innovation Fund 2025 (€31,5 million), via the EU hydrogen auction (€13,2 million), and a combination of grants and loans from Innovation Norway (€8,5 million).
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3D rendering of Norwegian Hydrogen's planned "RjukanLH2" liquid hydrogen production plant in Rjukan, Norway. © Worley Rosenberg
