North Sea infrastructure could get fresh lease on life with hydrogen production

North Sea infrastructure could get fresh lease on life with hydrogen production

A new report has examined how ageing North Sea infrastructure could be repurposed for wind-powered hydrogen production.

The study from the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) looked at floating storage and fixed installations, as well as pipelines for “export or storage of hydrogen product, disposal of CO2 and the import of natural gas feedstock for Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) operations” in the central and northern North Sea.

While the aim was not to single out specific assets, infrastructure related to the Shell Brent field and the Spirit Energy Markham field was named as “ideal donor sites for consideration, as these sites are located in close proximity to connecting pipelines and Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) developments”.