The ports of Bilbao and Amsterdam sign an agreement to develop a European Green Hydrogen Corridor.
The ports of Bilbao and Amsterdam, together with the Basque Energy Agency (EVE), Petronor and the Dutch organisations SkyNRG, Evos Amsterdam and Zenith Energy Terminals, have today signed an agreement to develop a European green hydrogen corridor between the ports of Bilbao and Amsterdam using the shipping route between the two cities.
The partners will work together to develop a supply chain of green hydrogen and synfuels, focusing on production in the Basque Country and export to the Netherlands and the European hinterland through the port of Amsterdam.
Establishing a corridor between Bilbao and Amsterdam, the fourth largest port in Europe, will connect two growing hydrogen valleys. The corridor will not only enable the trade of green hydrogen and synfuels, but will also foster the exchange of knowledge and expertise between the parties involved. The two parties will jointly discuss the next steps to be taken together, which will ultimately further strengthen Dutch-Spanish relations and contribute to the overall goal of reducing pollutant emissions.
José Ignacio Zudaire, Deputy CEO at Petronor and President of the Basque Hydrogen Corridor, highlighted that “the projects being promoted and rolled out by the Basque Hydrogen Corridor across the whole hydrogen value chain are of critical importance for the Basque Country”, adding that the initiative as a whole is underpinned by the existence of a highly favourable ecosystem capable of leading this challenge of establishing green hydrogen as an energy carrier. “Geographically, the Basque Country offers several strategic advantages, such as an industrial port, a gas network and infrastructure, driver companies and a consolidated industrial fabric”.
The ceremony for the signing of the agreement by all parties was attended by His Majesty King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands as an official witness, underlining the importance the Netherlands attaches to bilateral cooperation for the development of the green hydrogen sector.
