The port of Grimsby has been selected by the OYSTER consortium for their “marinized” electrolyzer project, according to FleetMon.
It stated: “The project will be developing and demonstrating the electrolyzer system for the production of renewable hydrogen. The system will be designed to be integrated with the offshore wind turbines so that the feasibility of combining an offshore wind turbine with an electrolyzer could be studied. This project will also be exploring the potential of pipeline usage for transporting hydrogen to shore.
“OYSTER project is the collective effort of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, ITM Power, Element Energy, and Ørsted. Grimsby Port has been selected by the Oyster consortium because Grimsby is Ørsted’s Operations & Maintenance hub for UK East Coast operations and supports two large offshore wind farms, Hornsea One and Hornsea Two.
“These two wind farms have Siemens Gamesa turbines installed. ITM Power has the responsibility of developing the electrolyzer system and conducting the electrolyzer trials. In this project, Ørsted is to lead the offshore deployment analysis and also perform the feasibility study for future physical offshore electrolyzer deployments. Element Energy and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will be extending their technical and project management expertise to the project.
“The FCH JU had awarded 4.3 million pounds in January 2021 for the OYSTER project. Bart Biebuyck, Executive Director of FCH JU has said that offshore wind farms will play an essential role in achieving the EU Hydrogen Strategy target of 40GW renewables-fed electrolyzers by 2030. He further added that depending upon the local conditions, it may be optimal to move the electrolyzers offshore and transport hydrogen rather than electricity to shore.”
