Ohmium International to develop solutions for offshore green hydrogen, ammonia project

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Green hydrogen company Ohmium International, a green hydrogen company announced it has signed a term sheet with renewable energy joint venture SwitcH2 BV to develop electrolyzer solutions for an offshore floating green hydrogen and ammonia synthesis project.

Ohmium designs and manufactures scalable proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, which it touts as enabling cost-competitive green hydrogen production, and under this agreement they will develop PEM electrolyzer solutions for the offshore project to be led by SwitcH2.

Ohmium’s PEM electrolyzers will utilise nearshore solar and wind power, along with treated seawater, to produce green hydrogen. The hydrogen will be fed into an on-deck ammonia synthesis unit, and the resulting product will eventually be offloaded onto an ammonia carrier for transport.

The project will be located off southern Europe and create an industrial scale floating green hydrogen and ammonia production facility with an estimated an annual production capacity of up to 55,000 tonnes of green hydrogen and almost 300,000 short tons of green ammonia.

Officials said the project is anticipated to have green ammonia production by 2029.

“We are pleased to have Ohmium join us in making this pioneering project possible,” said Bob Rietveldt, SwitcH2’s director and co-founder.

“Their product delivers high efficiency, and the comprehensive, standardized design enables flexible and rapid installation, at scale.”

Ohmium CEO Arne Ballantine said the company was thrilled to be part of what it called a transformative project and that they appreciate the expertise that SwitcH2 brings to offshore floating production.

“The market for green ammonia is poised to grow exponentially in the coming decades, especially as a source of clean fuel for the global shipping industry, and Ohmium is looking forward to collaborating with SwitcH2 in helping address that need,” said Ballantine.