Floris Mackor, Vice President, NEC Cluster Large Industries & Primary Production, Air Liquide: "Air Liquide welcomes North Sea Port's hydrogen strategy, which shows how the Scheldt-Delta region can remain a leading industrial hydrogen cluster in the future. With our solid background in hydrogen and CO2 in the region, we are keen to contribute to those ambitions."
Manfred Van Vlierberghe, CEO ArcelorMittal Belgium: "ArcelorMittal Belgium is among the world leaders in energy efficiency and CO2 emissions per ton of steel. We are determined to strengthen this leading position and have announced an investment of €1.1 billion to that end. This will go towards making our steel process hydrogen-ready, because it will allow us to replace fossil carbon with a mix of circular carbon and hydrogen."
Juliana Manolova, Group Business Development and Commercial Manager EVOS: “At Evos, we are helping set up new hydrogen chains. The expected strong growth in demand for hydrogen and especially green hydrogen in Europe, combined with the limited space available for local production, mean that large-scale imports will also be needed. Our terminals in Terneuzen and Ghent can become the links in these new chains."
Pascal De Buck, CEO Fluxys: “At Fluxys, we are fully committed to getting the market for hydrogen up and running. The infrastructure in North Sea Port is part of our global project approach to help build the necessary decarbonisation infrastructure across Belgium and neighbouring countries. We also have concrete proposals for infrastructure to support the capture and storage or reuse of CO2 in North Sea Port. Together with the port, industry and government, we are throwing our weight behind the effort to achieve climate neutrality."
Helmie Botter, Manager Business Development Hydrogen Gasunie: “As part of the future energy mix, renewable hydrogen will be essential for reducing CO2 emissions, particularly from industry. The hydrogen network being constructed in Zeeland is part of the future national hydrogen transport network which Gasunie is developing in the Netherlands over the next few years and which will also have international connections to Belgium, Germany and beyond. In this way, Gasunie is making an important contribution to bringing together supply and demand for green hydrogen both within and outside the region."
Steven Engels, director hydrogen for Benelux Orsted: "Scaling up green hydrogen projects in the North Sea Port region will help meet the government's ambitious climate targets and reduce dependence on foreign energy sources. A vigorous expansion of energy infrastructure is required to this end. The industrial cluster in Zeeland is the biggest consumer of hydrogen in the Netherlands, with great cross-border potential, and should therefore be prioritised."
Jo-Annes de Bat, member of the Zeeland provincial executive: ''North Sea Port's hydrogen strategy is in line with our region's ambitions to become the largest sustainable hydrogen cluster in the Benelux. The achievement of this strategy will make a significant contribution to our climate goals and ensure a competitive and future-proof region.''
Martijn Verwoerd, Interim Director, Smart Delta Resources: "The hydrogen transition is critical for unlocking the great potential of this region. For this reason, industry, the port and governments have been working together for years on a climate-neutral hydrogen chain as part of the Hydrogen Delta Programme under the Smart Delta Resources umbrella. North Sea Port has a crucial role to play in this transition and is making its role and ambition very tangible through this hydrogen strategy. All the building blocks to make this strategy a success are in place. Working together to deliver a truly European hydrogen hub!"
Sofie Bracke, port affairs representative for the city of Ghent: "North Sea Port's hydrogen strategy fits within the larger ambition of a climate-neutral port. The investment in sustainable hydrogen and associated infrastructure will not only make existing businesses more sustainable, it will also attract innovative new companies."
Nathalie De Muynck, General Manager Zeeland Refinery: "Hydrogen already plays a prominent role in Zeeland Refinery's operations. By backing the development of sustainable hydrogen, Zeeland Refinery will remain a relevant player in the future."