Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has proposed to build an artificial island dedicated to large-scale green hydrogen production from offshore wind in the Danish part of the North Sea.
The artificial island, known as BrintØ, will be established on the Danish part of Dogger Bank, an area expected to become a central hub for the future build-out of offshore-energy infrastructure in the North Sea. The area consists of a 20,000 square-kilometer (7,722 square-mile) sandbank and offers excellent potential for producing low-cost green electricity due to low water depths and strong wind resources.
BrintØ will be connected to 10 gigawatts of offshore wind, which will primarily be used to produce green hydrogen via Power-to-X. It will produce about 1 million tons of green hydrogen per year when fully built out, corresponding to about 7 percent of the E.U.'s expected hydrogen consumption in 2030.
CIP estimates it will be a crucial step in securing Europe’s future