Dutch hydrogen projects win EU backing
Developments by Shell, RWE and Air Liquide among 17 to share €1.8bn awarded by EU Innovation Fund
Hydrogen projects under development in the Netherlands by Shell, German energy company RWE and French industrial gases producer Air Liquide have secured financial support in the latest awards from the EU’s Innovation Fund. Shell’s 400MW Holland Hydrogen project in Rotterdam and Air Liquide’s 200MW Elygator project in Terneuzen are among 17 large-scale developments sharing a total third-round award of €1.8bn ($1.8bn), the European Commission says. RWE’s Furec project, which will process non-recyclable solid waste into hydrogen at the Chemelot chemicals complex, has also secured funding. RWE was also awarded cash for the 433MW Nordsee Two windfarm offshore Germany, which it is developing with
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