8 million grant awarded to TNO and HYGRO for roll-out of hydrogen chain from “wind to wheel”

Hydrogen producer HYGRO, together with TNO, has been awarded an €11.8 million grant (from DEI+ of RVO) to help kick-start the chain of sustainable hydrogen production up to and including sales in road transport.

HYGRO was the first company in the world to launch the 'hydrogen mill' concept; a wind turbine with integrated electrolysis to produce hydrogen directly at the mill. With hydrogen as the primary energy carrier, the design of a wind turbine and that of wind farms will eventually change. Electrolysis makes wind energy more (cost) efficient than electricity.

The development of integrated hydrogen production at wind turbines and deliveries of hydrogen to filling stations during this project will provide enough hydrogen in the North Holland region to run 50 to 80 hydrogen electric trucks on green hydrogen. This is equivalent to 2,500 to 5,000 hydrogen electric passenger cars driving 20,000 kilometers per year and a similar number of hydrogen electric generators for use on construction sites. The result of this project is a reduction in costs in the hydrogen supply chain and faster growth in the use of hydrogen in mobility.

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