Belgium has opened the Port of Antwerp Green Hydrogen Hub — Europe's largest green hydrogen production and distribution facility — converting 800 megawatts of dedicated Belgian and Dutch offshore wind electricity into 80,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually, supplying Antwerp's chemical, steel, and refining industrial cluster with clean hydrogen at scale.
The hub uses alkaline electrolysers at 75 percent system efficiency connected directly to dedicated offshore wind capacity through a private grid connection bypassing the public electricity network, eliminating transmission costs and grid congestion that inflate the cost of hydrogen production from grid electricity. Produced hydrogen is distributed to industrial users through a dedicated 35-kilometre hydrogen pipeline network connecting the production facility to Antwerp's BASF, ArcelorMittal, and TotalEnergies industrial plants, replacing 80,000 tonnes of grey hydrogen currently produced from natural gas by steam methane reforming.
Each tonne of green hydrogen replacing grey hydrogen avoids 9 tonnes of CO2 — meaning the Antwerp hub eliminates 720,000 tonnes of industrial CO2 annually. The hub connects to the European Hydrogen Backbone pipeline network, allowing surplus production to export northward to Rotterdam and southward to Ghent industrial zones during periods of high offshore wind generation and low local industrial demand.
Source: Fluxys Belgium, Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Nature Energy, 2025
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