Transport of hydrogen between Dow Benelux and Yara has commenced

First Gasunie transport pipeline modified for hydrogen transport

Decrease in energy consumption: 0.15 PJ per year; comparable to annual gas consumption of 3,000 households. CO2 savings of 10,000 tons

Gasunie's hydrogen pipeline between Dow and Yara has been brought into operation. This is the first time that an existing main gas transport pipeline has been modified for hydrogen transport. Hydrogen for industrial use will be exchanged via the pipeline, which is no longer being used to transport gas. Underground transport via the gas network ensures that hydrogen will be transported safely and efficiently.

The 12-kilometre-long hydrogen pipeline, which was the subject of agreements signed in March 2018 between Dow, Yara, ICL-IP and Gasunie Waterstof Services, has been brought into use. Last summer connections were made at Dow and Yara and the gas transport pipeline was modified at a few points making it suitable for transporting hydrogen. The pipeline was then filled with hydrogen. The pipeline is now being used commercially for transporting more than four kilotons of hydrogen per year. Transporting hydrogen to ICL-IP at a later stage is also part of the plan.

Anton van Beek, Area President Benelux, UK and Nordic: “Promoting a circular economy by closing raw material chains is one of Dow’s priorities. With this particular project from the Smart Delta Resources platform we are proving that cross-sectoral collaboration from within the region will contribute towards a sustainable society.”

“This project is an excellent example of regional industry clustering/inter-company collaboration and it marks another noticeable step towards energy transition” says Michael Schlaug, managing director/plant manager at Yara Sluiskil.