Committing to hydrogen

The new companies include the Port of Rotterdam, Arcadis, DNV, Octopus Hydrogen, Topsoe and the UK’s University of Birmingham, representing different sectors from industry and shipping to consulting and risk management.

“The best answer to the fossil fuel crisis is to accelerate the transition away from them,” said Will Rowe, founder and CEO of Octopus Hydrogen.

”We know that collaboration and shared determination across sectors will speed this up. And by turning our combined ambitions into action, it’s possible to make real progress towards net zero.”

Hydrogen pledge

The new pledges to support the deployment of hydrogen by 2030 were announced at the World Hydrogen Conference.

This raises the total number of companies who have already joined the H2Zero initiative up to 34. 

Launched in 2021 at COP26 in Glasgow, UK, H2Zero aims to increase market confidence in the growth of decarbonised hydrogen by 2030 and accelerate the use and production of hydrogen as an essential part of the future net-zero energy system.

All six new companies pledge to support the development of a hydrogen economy by among other things, building manufacturing facilities to produce highly efficient electrolysers and bringing to market software for electrolysis optimisation.

The Port of Rotterdam has been clear with its commitment to hydrogen as key to the energy transition.

It’s projects include the HyTransport.RTM public hydrogen pipeline through the port of Rotterdam, which, in the future, will be connected to the national and international hydrogen network. The port is also focusing on offshore wind power in order to provide renewable energy for producing green hydrogen.