IFRF members Air Liquide and Total Energies are working together to help decarbonise European industry and mobility. They have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture, equally held by the two companies, which will build and operate a 250 MW electrolyser near the Zeeland refinery in the Netherlands. This project will enable the production of up to 30kt/y of green hydrogen, most of which will be delivered to Zeeland’s platform. The electrolyser will be commissioned in 2029 and will cut the site’s CO2 emissions by up to 300ktCO2/y. This project represents a global investment of around €600 million for both partners and has made requests for support under European and national subsidy programmess. Project funding will also be sought by the partners.

In addition, as part of Air Liquide’s 200 MW ELYgator electrolyser project located in Maasvlakte, also in the Netherlands, TotalEnergies has signed a tolling agreement for 130 MW to be dedicated to the production of 15kt/y of green hydrogen for the TotalEnergies platform in Antwerp. Under this agreement, TotalEnergies will supply the renewable electricity produced by the OranjeWind project to Air Liquide to be transformed into green hydrogen. The project is expected to be operational by the end of 2027 and will reduce emissions at the Antwerp site by up to 150ktCO2/y.

Upon completion, these two projects will represent a combined investment of more than €1bn and enable the avoidance of up to 0.5MtCO2/y equivalent emissions. Air Liquide will leverage leading electrolyser technology manufactured by its joint venture with Siemens Energy.