The port of Rotterdam
Spanish firms line up export route to Rotterdam
Cepsa and Iberdrola take steps towards creation of ammonia corridor to Ace terminal
Spanish energy firms Cepsa and Iberdrola have stepped up their efforts to establish an ammonia export corridor to the Dutch port of Rotterdam as they look to capture a significant share of northern Europe’s emerging low-carbon hydrogen market. Both companies aim to ship green ammonia from Spanish production plants to the open access Ace terminal under development at Rotterdam by Dutch state-owned gas network operator Gasunie, storage operator Vopak and commodities handling specialist HES International. “The Netherlands is uniquely positioned for hydrogen to become the gateway to northwest Europe” Vermeulen, Gasunie The plans envisage cracking ammonia back to hydrogen at Rotterdam bef
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