LEHIGH
VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 6, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Air Products today announced it will build, own and
operate a state-of-the-art carbon capture and carbon dioxide
(CO2) treatment facility at its existing hydrogen
production plant in Rotterdam, the
Netherlands. The facility is expected to be on-stream in
2026, and the resulting "blue" hydrogen product to serve
ExxonMobil's (Esso) Rotterdam
refinery and additional customers via Air Products' hydrogen
pipeline network system. This will be the largest blue hydrogen
plant in Europe once
operational.
The carbon capture retrofit will capture CO2 from Air
Products' existing hydrogen plant and ExxonMobil's Rotterdam refinery. The plant will be
connected to the Porthos system, a consortium developing the
first large-scale CO2 transport and storage system in
the Netherlands which recently
reached final investment decision approval. Along with
CO2 from other industry in the port of Rotterdam, the captured CO2 will be
transported to depleted gas fields in the North Sea, approximately
20 kilometers off the coast, where it will be permanently stored at
a depth of more than three kilometers beneath the seabed.
Porthos allows Air Products to more than halve its
CO2 emissions in the port of Rotterdam. This represents a substantial step
for reducing Air Products' direct emissions in the short term and
contributes to meeting the Dutch National Climate Agreement
targets. At the same time, Air Products is working hard to further
decarbonise its own activities and those of its customers by
realising plans to make green hydrogen available from imported
renewable energy in the port of Rotterdam.
The project is being undertaken as part of long-term agreements
with ExxonMobil and the Dutch State. Blue hydrogen from Air
Products' hydrogen production plant will help customers in industry
and mobility transition, whilst also creating and retaining jobs in
an important industrial area.
"Air Products has been actively present and investing in
Rotterdam for decades," commented
Chief Operating Officer Dr. Samir J.
Serhan. "Industrial companies here are continually looking
for ways to realize synergies, create economies of scale, drive
energy efficiencies and ultimately decarbonise. This project
fulfils that demand. By sequestering CO2 through Porthos
and bringing additional blue hydrogen to ExxonMobil and other
customers, we can help generate a cleaner future."
"ExxonMobil aims to achieve net-zero Scope 1 and Scope 2
emissions from its operated assets by 2050 and we've taken a
comprehensive approach to create emission-reduction roadmaps for
each of our facilities," said Edward Dekker
Kleijn, Rotterdam Site Manager. "We are pleased to build on
our collaboration with Air Products to lower our environmental
footprint. Carbon Capture and Storage is one of the critical
technologies required to achieve the climate goals. This project is
a great example of how industry works together to reduce carbon
dioxide emissions in the Rotterdam
port area."
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a
world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80
years focused on serving energy, environmental, and emerging
markets. The Company has two growth pillars driven by
sustainability. Air Products' base business provides essential
industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to
customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemicals,
metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food. The Company also
develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's
largest industrial gas and carbon-capture projects, supplying
world-scale clean hydrogen for global transportation, industrial
markets, and the broader energy transition. Additionally, Air
Products is the world leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas
process technology and equipment, and globally provides
turbomachinery, membrane systems and cryogenic containers.
The Company had fiscal 2022 sales of $12.7 billion from operations in over 50
countries and has a current market capitalization of about
$65 billion. More than 21,000
passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse
backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create
innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance
sustainability and reimagine what's possible to address the
challenges facing customers, communities, and the world. For more
information, visit www.airproducts.com or follow us on
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