Norway’s marine infrastructure provider Höegh Evi is joining forces with Berlin-based international energy company SEFE Securing Energy for Europe to develop international supply chains for clean hydrogen to be delivered to Germany and other locations in Europe.
In that regard, Höegh Evi and SEFE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Höegh Evi said the two firms will analyse the technical and commercial feasibility of various corridors for the supply of clean hydrogen based on ammonia.
The objective of the agreement is to implement international supply chains for clean hydrogen.
This includes sourcing of ammonia, transportation by ship, and delivery to floating import terminals where the ammonia is cracked into hydrogen for delivery to SEFE customers through the German hydrogen core grid.
The cooperation will also identify possible locations for floating ammonia-to-hydrogen terminals along Germany’s Baltic Sea and North Sea coasts, Höegh Evi said, as well as other potential locations in Europe.
SEFE will manage both the upstream supply portfolio and the downstream part of the supply chain, including global sourcing of clean molecules, the aggregation of hydrogen demand in Germany and Europe as well as investment in the German hydrogen core grid through its subsidiary GASCADE.
On the other hand, Höegh Evi will provide the midstream infrastructure to connect Germany with international hydrogen markets including the transportation of ammonia by ship and the floating import terminal infrastructure.
Erik Nyheim, CEO of Höegh Evi, said: “Establishing global supply chains for hydrogen is a major step towards advancing the energy transition in Germany and Europe. SEFE is leading the way by investing in the German hydrogen core grid and developing global and local partnerships for the production, sourcing and supply of cost-competitive clean hydrogen for Germany and Europe.”
