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World First: Green Hydrogen Produced on Operational North Sea Platform
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Fusion42 · 24 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Eni Energy Netherlands has produced green hydrogen on an operational North Sea platform (Q13a-A) using offshore wind power to electrolyse seawater, marking the first integration of wind, hydrogen production, and gas extraction on a single offshore installation. The PosHYdon pilot aims to prove the viability of repurposing existing platforms for hydrogen generation and to test system resilience under variable wind conditions.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech, and 2 sources have reported it.
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If you build electrolyser systems, control hardware for variable wind loads, or hydrogen compression for offshore use, you now have a proven buyer in Eni and a replicable platform model across the North Sea and beyond. The operators who own these aging platforms want to extend their life without scrapping them - that's your customer.
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