ABL Group has joined the AquaVentus Förderverein project which aims to accelerate the development of European green hydrogen capacity from North Sea offshore wind.
The AquaVentus initiative is expected to use offshore wind farms to power electrolysers installed at sea on an industrial scale, which will have a planned total capacity of 10GW to produce 1 million tonnes of green hydrogen.
Based in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, France and the UK, ABL will support the AquaVentus consortium with its engineering and marine consultancy services.
In particular, ABL will use its diverse combination of offshore engineering and hydrogen expertise to help the initiatives within pipeline engineering management and discipline engineering services.
“ABL has a long history acting as engineering and marine consultant on offshore infrastructure projects in the North Sea, including hydrogen innovation,” explained Sergio Leone, ABL’s Project Manager for the pipeline project.
“For instance, ABL was recently contracted by GASCADE Gastransport GmbH to provide marine warranty survey services to oversee the construction of the 50km subsea pipeline which will in future feed green hydrogen into the German grid via the Mukran entry point.”
Nils Falkenhorst, Germany Country Manager of OWC – an ABL Group company, said, “Our group-wide experience covers more than 50 hydrogen projects worldwide including the North Sea countries.
“Our track record includes power-to-X project development and bid advisory, hydrogen infrastructure and safety, and applications of hydrogen and derivatives. This multi-disciplined experience positions us perfectly to support the exciting AquaVentus consortium.”
ABL will join up with TÜD SÜD, after they joined the consortium in 2022 to support the plans for offshore hydrogen production in Germany.
Read more: TÜV SÜD joins the AquaVentus consortium to support offshore hydrogen production in Germany
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