Air Liquide, a worldwide operating company in gases, technologies and services for industry and health, will annually purchase 100 GWh from Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm once operational in 2023. The two companies signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). It is the first power purchase contract announced for the 1.5 GW offshore wind project. For Air Liquide it is also the first PPA in the Netherlands.
Air Liquide will use the power to supply some of its industrial and medical gas production assets in the Netherlands. This includes the first world-scale oxygen production plant fit to accommodate renewable energy in the grid, which the Group is building in the port of Moerdijk.
The amount of power purchased during the PPA contract period is the equivalent to 15% of the Group’s current consumption for its activities in the Netherlands. The wind-generated electricity will save up to 750,000 tons of CO2 emissions over the contract duration.
François Jackow, Executive Vice-President and a member of the Executive Committee supervising Europe Industries activities, said:
“This agreement will enable us to provide our customers with solutions contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions, in line with our Climate Objectives. In the context of an unprecedented transformation of the energy sector in Europe, Air Liquide is accelerating its commitment to take a leading role in the energy transition by supporting the development of renewable resources to foster a low-carbon economy in Europe.”
Hollandse Kust Zuid OWF
Hollandse Kust Zuid will feature 140 Siemens Gamesa, type SG 11.0-200 DD, 11 MW offshore turbines. Installation and commissioning at the project site, some 18-36 km off the Dutch coast between Scheveningen and Zandvoort, is expected to commence in the second half of 2022 and last for twelve months.
