Spanish oil and gas group Cepsa is working with the Port of Rotterdam to establish a green hydrogen shipping corridor between southern and northern Europe.
The corridor aims to connect two of Europe’s main ports: Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Algeciras in Spain, moving 4.6m tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030.
Cepsa plans to export hydrogen produced from its San Roque Energy Park near the Bay of Algeciras, through hydrogen carriers such as ammonia or methanol.
The trade lane to Rotterdam — Europe’s most important port, handling 13% of its energy demand — is expected to be operational by 2027.
The port is committed to scaling up hydrogen operations and developing infrastructure and facilities for the import of green hydrogen with private companies in the area for its distribution by pipeline into large industrial centres in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Cepsa said the agreement cements its ambition to become a key European player in green hydrogen production and the leader in Spain and Portugal.
It also intends to develop a similar supply chain from its La Rabida Energy Park in Huelva.
The energy major said it will explore further partnerships to accelerate its Positive Motion strategy to roll out green hydrogen and biofuels across the continent.
The strategy is aiming for a production capacity of 2GW, half the current target set by the Spanish government.
It also aims to develop a portfolio of 7GW of renewable energy wind and solar projects necessary for the green hydrogen production, working with other energy producers in Andalusia.
