The Netherlands/Spain – Iberdrola has signed agreements of intent with ACE Terminal and Hynetwork Services, a division of Dutch Gasunie, marking a crucial step toward the creation of a green hydrogen chain connecting Spain and the Netherlands.
Iberdrola intends to export green ammonia to the Netherlands and use Gasunie’s national hydrogen network to deliver it as hydrogen to its customers in Europe. The partnership aims to make it easier to transport green ammonia from Spain to the Netherlands via the ACE import terminal that will be built at the Port of Rotterdam, where it will be transformed into green hydrogen and distributed to customers throughout Europe via Hynetwork Services’ national hydrogen network.
ACE terminal
The ACE Terminal import facilities and the Dutch national hydrogen network at the Port of Rotterdam are being used by Iberdrola and Cepsa as they work together to create the hydrogen corridor between northern and southern Europe. Green ammonia will be kept in the ACE terminal before being transformed into hydrogen and sent into the huge national network of Hynetwork Services. Hynetwork Services’ nationwide hydrogen network links important industrial hubs in the Netherlands and its neighbors, including Germany and Belgium. Large-scale hydrogen storage facilities, domestic production facilities, and import terminals at seaports are all connected to this integrated hydrogen transport network.
Signing ceremony
The letters of intent were signed at a ceremony attended by the Spanish King Felipe, Dutch King Willem-Alexander, and Dutch Minister for Energy and Climate, Rob Jetten, at the Iberdrola hydrogen plant in Puertollano, Spain. ACE Terminal and Gasunie representatives also took part in the signing. In order to create climate-neutral energy systems and sustainable enterprises, Rob Jetten stressed the significance of international cooperation and collaboration in the development of the hydrogen market and its infrastructure. He emphasized Spain as a crucial hydrogen supplier for the Netherlands and the rest of Europe, with big potential for providing green hydrogen.
Hydrogen gateway
Ulco Vermeulen, a member of Gasunie’s Executive Board, emphasized the Netherlands’ special position as a gateway for hydrogen into northwest Europe. An attractive location for the development of an international hydrogen chain is the nation, which benefits from proximity to the North Sea, seaports serving as logistical import hubs, sizable industrial clusters, and a sophisticated national hydrogen transport network. Gasunie is dedicated to advancing the development of extensive hydrogen import, transportation, and storage.
Following a prior letter of intent signed with Spain’s Cepsa for the delivery of green ammonia, this agreement with Iberdrola represents a significant development in creating a hydrogen chain between Spain and the Netherlands.
