Hydrogen production
ISC leverages 20+ years of experience in the offshore wind industry to provide cost-effective, reliable, and safe offshore platform designs and layouts.
Our 4 concepts
We explore a range of concepts, from centralized large-scale hydrogen production platforms and energy island concepts to decentralized, smaller-scale WTG-integrated production platforms.
30 years ago, we pioneered the design and installation of offshore substations for the emerging offshore wind industry. Today, we are dedicated to assisting our clients and partners in the challenging field of offshore green hydrogen production.
See our 4 hydrogen conceptsDecentralized hydrogen production
In the decentralized configuration, hydrogen production is integrated with the WTG structure. Electricity is routed directly from the WTG to the hydrogen production unit, eliminating the need for array cables. Hydrogen produced at individual WTGs is exported through flexible array pipes, collected in a seabed hydrogen header, and sent to shore. This setup requires an extended platform structure supported by the WTG monopile or jacket to accommodate hydrogen production and auxiliary systems.
Centralized hydrogen production
In the centralized configuration, all array cables from WTGs connect to a central hydrogen production platform. This setup resembles a conventional offshore wind farm, but instead of connecting to the grid, electricity is converted to hydrogen at the central platform and transported to shore via a single gas pipeline. Alternatively, some investors consider using an artificial island in place of the platform substructure to reduce substructure costs, though this involves island construction expenses.
Hybrid hydrogen production
The hybrid scenario involves smaller, stand-alone platforms scaled to fit hydrogen production, Operating like a central platform but with reduced substructure and installation costs by using monopiles instead of jacket substructures.
Onshore hydrogen production
In the onshore hydrogen production concept, offshore-generated electricity from wind farms is transmitted from the offshore substation to onshore hydrogen production facilities.
Contact
Andreas Laungaard
VP Renewable Energy
- +45 2269 9058
Claus Cornelius Woldbye
Head of Hydrogen and PtX
- +45 2773 3903
