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project info
Start date: 24 October 2023
End date: 30 June 2026
funding
Fund: Just Transition Fund (JTF)
Total budget: 28 707 019,95 €
EU contribution: 10 000 000,00 € (34,83%)
programme
Programming period: 2021-2027
European Commission Topic
European Commission Topic

380 kV substation

With five industrial clusters, the Netherlands has a large industrial base, with additional CO2 emissions. As a result, the energy transition will have a major impact nationally, but also regionally. In the ZeeuwsVlaanderen/Vlissingen-Oost region, technical, techno-economic and social challenges will arise. Ørsted has the ambition to make the Zeeland industry and transport sector more sustainable by producing renewable hydrogen via electrolysis. The electrolysers that Ørsted wants to develop require an electrical system (high voltage) to transport the electricity to the installations. Without such a system, the production of renewable hydrogen is not possible. Ørsted therefore foresees an application for aid for the development of a 380 kV substation. Without JTF support, this investment cannot take place, therefore no hydrogen production facility can be realized. The project serves as a catalyst for the first large-scale hydrogen projects within Ørsted's SeaH2Land programme and will also unlock sustainable investment from the Zeeland industry and transport sector. The necessary permits have been requested for this project and seven work packages have been described. Such as designing a 380 kV substation, organising the procurement of the necessary electrical equipment, designing the necessary electrical equipment in detail and to transport this equipment to the construction site. Finally, electrical equipment is installed. These activities will be carried out within three years. In addition to the description of these work packages, a risk mitigation strategy has also been developed to address any risks in a timely and adequate manner. The realization of a 380 kV substation fits within track two of the JTF region Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. This is an infrastructure project that will enable future projects in the energy transition. In particular, the substation makes it possible to reduce CO2 emissions within industry and mobility in Zeeland. In the socio-economic field, collaboration will take place with the HZ University of Applied Sciences (HZ UAS) and Scalda. Through various knowledge dissemination activities, students and researchers will gain new knowledge in the field of electrical infrastructure, hydrogen projects and system integration. This ensures that the impact of the subsidy broadly affects the region. Through the transfer of knowledge, and therefore contributes to the creation and maintenance of employment. The availability of renewable hydrogen in the Netherlands is a clear policy ambition, but it is not certain that this will actually take place. This is partly dependent on the preconditions in the field of policy, legislation and regulations and funding opportunities. In particular, the financing of such projects is still a challenge due to the unprofitable top compared to grey hydrogen. Financial support, such as that from the JTF, is needed to close the unprofitable summit.

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