HYGRO will participate in a project that aims to make the agricultural sector more sustainable. It will focus on the role that hydrogen can play around making this sector more sustainable. HYGRO will deal with the pilot 'Production, storage and delivery of hydrogen' within Fieldlab Hydrogen.
Reason for the creation of the innovation hub is that hydrogen is playing an increasingly important role in the energy transition.
Energy study, basic design and business case
HYGRO will conduct research within Fieldlab Hydrogen on producing and applying green hydrogen. This based on solar and wind energy at agricultural enterprises. In addition, HYGRO is investigating the possibility of storing the hydrogen and connecting to the distribution network of hydrogen in the Netherlands developed by HYGRO. We test the feasibility by means of an energy study among farmers, making a basic design and working out a business case.
Largest hydrogen hub Northwest Europe
The granting of hydrogen valley status to North Holland has accelerated development in the field of hydrogen. The launch of the Agri Fieldlab project is a good example of this. North-Holland's ultimate goal is to be one of the largest hydrogen hubs in north-western Europe by 2050.
Esther Lunenborg, Project Developer HYGRO: "Many agricultural companies have the desire to generate their own energy. In doing so, they often have plenty of space for solar panels. They don't always have the option of supplying the electricity back. Hydrogen offers opportunities here. In Agri Fieldlab, we will work to investigate the feasibility of hydrogen production, storage and delivery system at agricultural farms. Here, storage and matching supply and demand is crucial. To have the right amount of hydrogen available at the right time, and to be able to dispose of surpluses. Therefore, we are also investigating how agricultural businesses can be connected to the distribution network being set up by HYGRO in the Netherlands."
HYGRO produces high-quality, affordable and green hydrogen produced from wind and/or solar energy. HYGRO also develops the distribution chain for transporting hydrogen.
EFRO project Fieldlab Hydrogen in Agri NHN
The ERDF project Fieldlab Hydrogen in Agri NHN is a public-private partnership that does not work for, but rather with entrepreneurs. The project is co-funded by Rabobank, New Energy Coalition, Kansen voor West and the European Union.
Greenport Noord-Holland Noord, Development Company Noord-Holland Noord and New Energy Coalition, together with agricultural entrepreneurs and various other stakeholders, are realising a Fieldlab for application of hydrogen in the agricultural sector. The Fieldlab Hydrogen in Agri should be the practical environment where companies, knowledge institutions and governments work together on hydrogen applications and infrastructure.
