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North Sea pilot project produces first green hydrogen on operational platform
PosHYdon, the first project in the world to combine offshore wind power, hydrogen production, and natural gas production at sea, has started the production of green hydrogen on an operational offshore platform in the North Sea. The Q13a-A platform, operated by Eni Energy Netherlands, is located appr
H2DO launches offshore wind-to-hydrogen study in Dutch North Sea
Hydrogen of Dutch Origin (H2DO) and its partners have launched a feasibility and concept study for a 30–50 MW offshore green hydrogen project linked to offshore wind generation in the Dutch North Sea. The project will examine the development of an offshore hydrogen production installation designed t
TKF to supply inter-array cables for 1 GW Dutch offshore wind farm
Dutch cable manufacturer TKF has secured a contract from Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the supply of inter-array cables for the first phase of the Zeevonk offshore wind project in the Netherlands. Back in 2023, Vattenfall and TKF signed a multi-year framework agreement
StreamTec and Worley team up on GW-scale North Sea hydrogen pipeline
Switzerland-based StreamTec Solutions has joined Worley in the execution team for an offshore pipeline that will connect green hydrogen obtained in the North Sea with the European mainland and onshore hydrogen infrastructure. The gigawatt-scale AquaDuctus hydrogen pipeline to be located in the Germa
Saudi ACWA Power seals 27 deals for green hydrogen and other technologies
ACWA Power, a Saudi Arabian developer, investor and operator of power generation, water desalination, and green hydrogen plants, has signed 27 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) at a recent three-day event to advance green hydrogen, desalination technologies, energy storage systems, and industrial
Maritime industry gets its first guidance notes for onboard hydrogen generation
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published what it says is the maritime industry’s first dedicated guidance notes for onboard hydrogen generation, as a response to growing interest from shipowners, yards and technology developers in producing hydrogen onboard using alternative fuels such as LNG, methanol a
Hamburg Declaration: North Sea countries target 100 GW of cross-border offshore wind, boost to green hydrogen
Energy ministers from nine North Sea countries signed the ‘Hamburg Declaration’ at the North Sea Summit in Hamburg on January 26, agreeing to work towards up to 100 GW of cross-border offshore wind capacity in the North Seas by 2050, while also advancing offshore renewable hydrogen as part of a more
Readers’ choice: Offshore Energy’s most-read news in 2025
As the offshore energy sector continued to navigate the energy transition and technological development, but also uncertainty, 2025 saw continued shifts in policy, investment, and project development across the global energy landscape. To mark the year’s end, the Offshore Energy editorial team looks
Texan facility produces its first ammonia
The Beaumont New Ammonia (BNA) facility, located in southeast Texas, U.S., has produced its first ammonia following the completion of systems testing, representing the first phase of operations commissioning of the facility. Commercial production is expected to begin following handover to Woodside E
EDF developing offshore hydrogen production project in French EEZ
EDF Power Solutions has invited applications for a tender for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services and hazard studies as part of a project to develop an offshore hydrogen production station in France’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The project, dubbed HYODE (HYdrogen Offshore DunkerquE),
Shell buys offshore wind power for new electrolyzer plant in Germany
Shell has signed a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Nordsee One GmbH, a joint venture between Northland Power (85%) and RWE (15%), for the Nordsee One offshore wind farm in Germany. Under the PPA, which will take effect from June 2027, Shell will offtake approximately one-third of the a
BASF and ExxonMobil to advance methane pyrolysis technology for low-emission hydrogen
German chemical company BASF and U.S. energy major ExxonMobil have signed a joint development agreement to co-develop methane pyrolysis technology for low-emission hydrogen.
TasPorts and H2U Group eye hydrogen and ammonia production in Tasmania
Australian players TasPorts and the H2U Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to investigate the feasibility of developing a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production and export facility within the Bell Bay port precinct in Northern Tasmania.
GreenH making strides in developing green hydrogen projects
Taking the next step in the development of green hydrogen hubs, Norwegian company GreenH has selected compatriot Nel ASA as the technology provider for its projects in Kristiansund and Slagentangen.