Essent supplies electricity and gas to around 2.5 million households, residential areas and businesses. As part of its commitment to the energy transition, the company is leading several projects in the hydrogen sector, including the GROHW project, which is being developed in collaboration with Nefit Bosch, Firan and Witteveen+Bos. The initiative is designed to foster a new green energy ecosystem and a centre of expertise around renewable hydrogen.
Under a multi-year supply contract, Lhyfe will provide Essent with renewable hydrogen for the GROHW project. The hydrogen will be used in the Nefit Bosch testing centre in Deventer, where hydrogen boilers and other systems are under development. Bosch aims to commercialize an ‘H2 Ready’ combi boiler by 2029 that can be converted to renewable hydrogen, positioning hydrogen as a potential alternative to natural gas in the built environment sector.
Luc Graré, Head of Central & Eastern Europe at Lhyfe, said: “This first delivery to Essent marks the kick-off of our commercial activity in the Netherlands – a priority market for us – in the best possible way: with the country’s leading energy supplier. This collaboration also paves the way for new applications of renewable hydrogen through Nefit Bosch’s development – a very good news that confirms the dynamism of the sector. It is therefore an important step in our mission to make renewable hydrogen widely available and to support the decarbonisation of industry. We are proud to play our part with our green renewable hydrogen and our robust supply chain, relying on a large fleet of containers of up to 40 feet to meet Essent’s needs.”
In the Netherlands, Lhyfe announced a 200 MW project in 2022 at the Chemical Park Delfzijl. The facility aims to be operational by 2030, with an initial installed phase of 120 MW for applications in the chemical sector, and would be connected to the European hydrogen backbone.
