- The Port of Rotterdam would house the development of a 14,000-square-metre factory for Battolyser Systems.
- Battolyser is seeking to commercialise systems based on iron-nickel batteries, which produce hydrogen by electrolysis by using electricity.
On Monday, The Port of Rotterdam said it would help develop a 14,000-square-metre factory for Battolyser Systems, a spin-off from the Delft University of Technology. This company designs combined battery and green hydrogen production machines. It is viewed as an anchor for a part of the port that will be devoted to companies helping to get carbon out of supply chains. However, the financial terms of the project were not disclosed.
Battolyser is seeking to commercialise systems based on iron-nickel batteries, which produce hydrogen by electrolysis by using electricity to “split” water once fully charged. Allard Castelein, The port CEO, said: “Companies in the port are already actively working on projects regarding production, imports, shipping, storage and use of green hydrogen, and with this factory, we add green hydrogen equipment manufacturing to that portfolio.”
The idea is that when electricity from wind and solar power is cheap and abundant, the battery will charge and convert power to hydrogen during the day. However, the system switches off at night, and the battery may feed electricity into the grid. Battolysers are also the first locally made electrolysers. Also, there will be an increase in demand for electrolysers, With many Dutch companies seeking to replace natural gas with hydrogen.