Major industrial groups from Oman, the Netherlands and Germany have signed an agreement for the development of the world’s first liquid hydrogen import corridor, Tata Steel Nederland said on Wednesday.
The corridor will link the port of Duqm in Oman, the port of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and key logistics hubs in Germany, including the port of Duisburg, the group said in a statement, Reuters reported.
It aims to enable the import of renewable fuel of non-biological origin (RFNBO) compliant liquid hydrogen to Europe, it added.
“In our role as a large potential buyer, we can contribute to the development of a sustainable economy based on green hydrogen in our region,” said Hans van den Berg, the CEO of Tata Steel Nederland.
The agreement was signed by eleven parties in total, including Oman’s global integrated energy group, Tata Steel Nederland, the port of Amsterdam and Germany’s Hamburger Hafen und Logistik.
It includes several infrastructure projects along the corridor, notably export and import facilities in the ports of Duqm, Amsterdam and Duisburg, as well as pipe and rail networks for the transport of gaseous and liquid hydrogen.
The deal was signed during the visit of the Sultan of Oman to the Netherlands.
