Zeevonk Moves Forward with FEED Work for Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Project

Zeevonk, a joint venture between Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), is making significant progress with its innovative project that combines offshore wind, floating solar, and green hydrogen technologies. The next phase of the project involves front-end engineering design (FEED) work, which has been assigned to the UK-based company Wood.

Wood will be responsible for conducting the FEED work for the Zeevonk hydrogen facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, over the next ten months. This phase will involve providing detailed cost estimates for the project.

The planned facility will be powered by offshore wind and offshore floating solar farms located 62 kilometers off the Dutch coast. The hydrogen plant is designed to meet significant peak consumption levels, and once operational, the produced hydrogen will be transported via pipeline to the nearby hydrogen grid, Hydrogen Network Rotterdam, which is the first phase of the new Dutch hydrogen infrastructure centered in the Port of Rotterdam.

Claus Vissing-Jørgensen, Project Director at Zeevonk, expressed excitement about the collaboration with Wood, stating, “The awarding of our FEED represents a significant milestone for our large-scale hydrogen plant planned in the Maasvlakte area. Over the next 10 months, the FEED will provide detailed cost estimates and lay the groundwork for our upcoming EPC tender process, expected in Q2 this year.”

In June 2024, Vattenfall and CIP unveiled plans for the project, which will include a 2 GW offshore wind farm, a 50 MW floating offshore solar farm, and a 1 GW electrolyzer plant. This subsidy-free project is anticipated to be operational by 2029.

As part of the project, 250 MW of energy capacity from the Zeevonk offshore wind farm will be supplied to Google for a duration of 15 years.