22 August 2024
Virya Energy, in partnership with HyoffGreen and Messer, have reached the final investment decision for the Hyoffwind project in Zeebrugge, Belgium
The Hyoffwind project was initiated already in 2018 by the Colruyt Group and Fluxys, with the aim of building a 25MW electrolyser plant in the Zeebrugge that would produce green hydrogen for industry, transport and injection as green gas into the Belgian gas network.
After several years of pioneering preparative work, a strong partnership has been established that has taken the final investment decision for this exciting project, with the expectation to produce the first hydrogen molecules in 2026.
The consortium spans the entirely value chain with strong Belgian participation: Hyoffgreen, which is a collaboration between the Vlaamse Energieholding and Z-kracht, and Messer enter the project as partners jointly with Virya Energy, following the appointment of John Cockerill and Besix as EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) partners announced earlier this year.
Hyoffwind, located in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, will become a strategic component of the future hydrogen network connecting production sites and industrial zones in North-West Europe.
The project receives 30 million subsidy awarded earlier this year by the Flemish government, using recovery funding from the European Union (NextGenerationEU) and from the Flemish government.