{"id":6114,"date":"2026-02-16T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2026\/02\/16\/watch-hydrogen-pilot-targets-port-infrastructure\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:21:05","slug":"watch-hydrogen-pilot-targets-port-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/alternative-fuels-greenport\/watch-hydrogen-pilot-targets-port-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Hydrogen pilot targets port infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The company has secured a site at Plant One in the Port of Rotterdam for the project, which will help further position the port as a showcase for innovation in marine alternative fuels and next-generation port infrastructure supporting the energy transition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis agreement marks an important step in the realisation of AMMONEX,\u201d said Mark van Welsen, managing director of Duiker Clean Technologies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pilot enables us to validate our technology in practice and make a concrete contribution to sustainable hydrogen value chains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scaling production<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The AMMONEX system addresses a central challenge in scaling green hydrogen production: Efficient transport and local availability.<\/p>\n<p>By converting globally traded ammonia into hydrogen using a highly controlled, emissions-free process, Duiker aims to leverage existing infrastructure while improving efficiency and reliability.<\/p>\n<p>Duiker has been developing the process since 2022, focusing on precise heat regulation to ensure operational stability, long system lifespan and energy efficiency without harmful emissions.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration with Plant One reinforces Rotterdam\u2019s role as a testing ground for sustainable process technologies within critical port infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Support for the AMMONEX project includes funding from the European Union\u2019s Just Transition Fund, the DEI+ subsidy scheme administered by RVO on behalf of the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth and GroenvermogenNL.<\/p>\n<p>The inal investment decision for the project was taken in early 2025, with test results anticipated in 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duiker Clean Technologies will pilot its AMMONEX system in Rotterdam\u00a0marking a significant step toward creating a CO\u2082-free hydrogen value chain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,34,8],"tags":[40,2478,1962,2333,152],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-6114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-fuels-greenport","category-europe-greenport","category-projects-initiatives-greenport","tag-alternative-fuels","tag-duiker-clean-technologies","tag-green-hydrogen-production","tag-hydrogen-supply-chain","tag-port-of-rotterdam"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6116,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6114\/revisions\/6116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6114"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=6114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}