Orsted has broken ground on its first renewable hydrogen project, which is located in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The H2RES development will have a capacity of 2MW and will be situated on Orsted's premises on Avedore Holme.

It will investigate how to best combine an efficient electrolyser with the fluctuating power supply from offshore wind, using Orsted's two 3.6MW turbines at Avedore Holme.

The facility will produce up to around 1000kg of renewable hydrogen a day, which will be used to fuel zero-emission road transport in the Greater Copenhagen area and on Zealand.

The project is expected to produce its first hydrogen in late 2021.

Other companies involved in the project are Everfuel Europe, NEL Hydrogen, Green Hydrogen Systems, DSV Panalpina, Hydrogen Denmark and Energinet Elsystemansvar.

Danish Minister for Climate, Energy & Utilities Dan Jorgensen (pictured) led the groundbreaking ceremony, marking the start of onsite construction.

Orsted hydrogen and PtX activities head Anders Nordstrom said: “H2RES will be a small, but very important first step in realising Orsted's large ambitions for renewable hydrogen, which has fast proven itself as a centrepiece in the green transformation of the European economy to net-zero emissions by 2050.

“At Orsted, we believe that renewable hydrogen can become an industrial stronghold of several European economies, including Denmark, while also contributing significantly to bringing down emissions from the hard-to-abate sectors in transport and industry.”