McDermott,a Houston-based engineering firm, has joined a group of companies and organizations collaborating on green hydrogen energy production in the North Sea, a news release said.
The coalition, AquaVentus, promotes hydrogen as a "low-carbon, affordable energy solution," the news release said.
McDermott has extensive experience in engineering, procurement, construction and installation in onshore, offshore, subsea and storage markets, according to the news release.
"McDermott brings a long history of thinking differently about energy delivery—and unrivaled expertise in offshore infrastructure—to this dynamic group of visionaries," said Samik Mukherjee, McDermott executive vice president and chief operating officer. "This is a critical piece of the puzzle as we work together to make offshore production of green hydrogen a reality."
The goal of Adventus is to generate a million tons of green hydrogen by 2035 using wind energy, the news release said.
"The German North Sea Offshore Wind sector will be instrumental to meeting the renewable energy demand for the Northern European industry and other markets," said Tareq Kawash, McDermott senior vice president for Europe, Middle East, Africa. "AquaVentus' network of members, collaborating across the supply chain, is the type of collaboration needed to make green hydrogen a commercially viable energy resource of the future."
McDermott, which has more than 30,000 employees, operates in more than 54 countries worldwide, the news release said. It has "a fleet of specialty marine construction vessels and fabrication facilities around the world."