en.Wedoany.com Reported - Europe's green hydrogen industrialization is accelerating from "large-scale centralized demonstrations" to a new phase of distributed local production, nearby consumption, and regional distribution. Recently, Van Kessel, a leading Dutch hydrogen energy operator, has taken another key step. The Greenpoint hydrogen refueling station in Oude-Tonge, South Holland province, is nearing completion and ready for commissioning, with its self-built green hydrogen production facility. Once operational, the project will officially upgrade into an integrated hydrogen hub combining green hydrogen production, on-site refueling, and regional distribution, providing a replicable distributed green hydrogen model for deep decarbonization in Europe's transportation, industrial, and building sectors.
Complete Equipment Commissioned, 1MW Green Hydrogen Capacity Ready for Full Release
The core equipment deployed at the Oude-Tonge site is a 1MW AEM Multicore alkaline electrolyzer system from Enapter. The equipment has undergone multiple rounds of full-condition trial runs, demonstrating stable performance and meeting all targets, fully qualifying for commercial operation.
The project is jointly built by Van Kessel and Adsensys H2 Solutions, leveraging mature AEM electrolysis technology to achieve efficient, low-energy, and highly stable distributed green hydrogen production. According to the project plan, the new electrolyzer will produce up to 160,000 kilograms of green hydrogen annually, sufficient to cover diverse scenarios including transportation refueling, industrial fuel substitution, and building energy supply in the region.
Unlike traditional single-site models that "purchase hydrogen externally and only offer refueling," the key highlight of this upgrade is on-site hydrogen production. Hydrogen vehicles can directly refuel at the pump island with freshly produced, zero-carbon native green hydrogen, significantly shortening storage and transportation chains, reducing intermediate costs, and ensuring maximum hydrogen purity and supply stability.
Solar Self-Sufficiency + Tanker Distribution: Building a Zero-Carbon Closed-Loop Production and Sales System
This project truly achieves a complete commercial closed loop: clean energy self-generation and self-consumption, green hydrogen self-production and self-sales, and surplus hydrogen regional distribution.
· Zero-Carbon Source: Direct Solar Power Supply, Truly 100% Green Hydrogen Production
The clean electricity needed for green hydrogen production is partially sourced directly from the distributed photovoltaic (PV) power generation system on the station's canopy. Leveraging the station's own solar resources, it achieves on-site power generation, on-site electrolysis, and on-site hydrogen use, eliminating reliance on grid power mixes and completely eradicating carbon emissions from the energy source. This is a truly full-chain zero-carbon green hydrogen.
· Regional Circulation: Dedicated Tube Trailer Filling for Regional Hydrogen Dispatch
The project is also equipped with a dedicated filling station for high-pressure tube trailers, establishing a comprehensive green hydrogen distribution network. Surplus green hydrogen produced on-site can be efficiently delivered via professional tank tube trailers to surrounding Greenpoint hydrogen refueling stations, industrial plants, construction sites, and other end-use scenarios.
This layout fully activates single-point production capacity, transforming the Oude-Tonge base from a single hydrogen production site into a regional green hydrogen distribution center and energy dispatch hub, significantly improving regional hydrogen supply efficiency and project deployment speed.
Van Kessel Builds a Multi-Dimensional Hydrogen Network in the Netherlands
In 2024, the company established its first electrolytic hydrogen production base in Nieuwegein in partnership with Hysolar, stably supplying hydrogen to the local refueling network, industrial, and building customers;
An existing mature site in Dordrecht continues to operate the third standardized Greenpoint hydrogen refueling station;
Network operational track record: Since the launch of the Netherlands' first Greenpoint hydrogen refueling station in June 2021, the brand has completed nearly 40,000 safe hydrogen refueling services.
Notably, its refueling services cover all types of transportation vehicles, including not only standard hydrogen passenger cars but also fully accommodating commercial vehicles, specialized vehicles, and other heavy-duty transport scenarios, truly ensuring all-scenario, all-vehicle, all-weather zero-carbon mobility.
Model Advantages Stand Out, Defining a New Path for Distributed Hydrogen Commercialization in Europe
Currently, Europe's hydrogen industry faces challenges such as high investment, long lead times, and slow deployment for large-scale centralized projects. In contrast, Van Kessel's small-scale, distributed, localized "production-refueling-distribution integrated hub" model demonstrates strong deployment advantages:
· Light Assets, Fast Deployment
By upgrading existing hydrogen refueling stations, it avoids large-scale land acquisition and construction, enabling rapid capacity deployment and commercial monetization;
· Zero-Carbon Closed Loop, High Credibility
Self-generated solar power matches electrolytic hydrogen production, ensuring full traceability and zero carbon emissions, fully compliant with EU green hydrogen certification standards;
· Nearby Consumption + Regional Distribution: Two-Way Complementarity
On-site production and refueling ensure end-user mobility, while tanker distribution supports industrial decarbonization, creating a more robust business model with stronger risk resistance;
· Replicable and Scalable
Once the single-station model matures, it can be rapidly replicated across the Netherlands and multiple European countries, making it the most suitable model for widespread hydrogen adoption.
As the countdown to the official commissioning of the Oude-Tonge green hydrogen hub begins, Van Kessel completes its comprehensive upgrade from a "single hydrogen refueling operator" to an "integrated green hydrogen production, refueling, and distribution energy service provider." Against the backdrop of accelerating European energy transition and the rapid commercialization of green hydrogen, this distributed, localized, closed-loop green hydrogen industry model will continue to deliver mature solutions for zero-carbon transportation, low-carbon industrial transformation, and building energy innovation in Europe, helping to build a more economical, efficient, and secure local green hydrogen supply chain.
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