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The Netherlands-Germany Agreement to ensure that hydrogen-powered transport activities on their route to the Reno-Alpes Corridor are fuelled
The goal is that from 2024 10-15 tankers to operate on the Rhine with hydrogen propulsion
February 3, 2020
The initiative, which the Netherlands has joined with the signing of the representatives of the provinces of the South Netherlands and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Management is called RH2INE (Rhine Hydrogen Integration Network of Excellence) and will initially focus on hydrogen production sites along the course of the Rhine River between Rotterdam and Cologne ten to 15 tankers can operate with propulsion hydrogen powered. The initiative includes the Hy3 project focused on generating green hydrogen by turbines offshore wind farms, which includes the completion of a offshore wind farm feasibility by the end of this year.
The declaration of intent was signed on Wednesday Combined Energy in Arnhem, Netherlands, on the occasion of Combined Energy Conference. In addition to the Netherlands and the Land of Rhineland North-Westphalia, have signed up to the initiative Port Authority Rotterdam and Duisburg and companies RhineCargo, BCTN, EICB, Nouryon, Covestro, Air Products, Future Proof Shipping, HTS Group, NPRC, AirLiquide and Koedood. The initiative RH2INE is open to further membership, in particular operators who are part of the production chain and hydrogen distribution. The project will be presented European Union in order to raise funds to carry out further research.
"We believe that," commented the Deputy Governor of the Netherlands Southern, Floor Vermeulen -- that river transport along the Reno offers a great opportunity to successfully introduce green hydrogen as a viable fuel for the entire industry Shipping. Obviously all parties involved will be watching to this scenario from different perspectives given their different realities, visions and experiences. Each will place a lot attention to the other parts that go to compose this great puzzle and this is important in order to create a common goal for this initiative.'
"Hydrogen," stressed the Minister for Economic and North Rhine-Westphalia, Andreas Pinkwart - will make an important contribution to greater competitiveness and environmental protection in the sector Industrial. This is the key to an economy substantially neutral to greenhouse gases and will develop globally traded energy source."
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The initiative, which the Netherlands has joined with the signing of the representatives of the provinces of the South Netherlands and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Management is called RH2INE (Rhine Hydrogen Integration Network of Excellence) and will initially focus on hydrogen production sites along the course of the Rhine River between Rotterdam and Cologne ten to 15 tankers can operate with propulsion hydrogen powered. The initiative includes the Hy3 project focused on generating green hydrogen by turbines offshore wind farms, which includes the completion of a offshore wind farm feasibility by the end of this year.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
