Hydrogen Compressor H2CAST
Gasunie has opened a tender for the supply of a compressor package system for the H2CAST pilot project. The project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of large-scale underground hydrogen storage (UHS) in salt caverns near Etzel and to prove the suitability of the caverns for hydrogen storage. Additionally, it focuses on research into hydrogen storage operations, including purification and compression. The contract concerns the supply of one compressor package system that meets the technical, safety, and performance requirements for use in an underground storage environment. The procedure is a competitive procedure with negotiation. The supplier must have experience with hydrogen compression, high purity levels, and integration with storage infrastructure. The system must be reliable, safe, and scalable, and comply with relevant standards and regulations.
Supplies · Competitive procedure with negotiation · European procedure
01What is being requested
Gasunie has opened a tender for the supply of a compressor package system for the H2CAST pilot project. The project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of large-scale underground hydrogen storage (UHS) in salt caverns near Etzel and to prove the suitability of the caverns for hydrogen storage. Additionally, it focuses on research into hydrogen storage operations, including purification and compression. The contract concerns the supply of one compressor package system that meets the technical, safety, and performance requirements for use in an underground storage environment. The procedure is a competitive procedure with negotiation. The supplier must have experience with hydrogen compression, high purity levels, and integration with storage infrastructure. The system must be reliable, safe, and scalable, and comply with relevant standards and regulations.
The H2CAST pilot project is intended to a). demonstrate the feasibility of large scale underground hydrogen storage (UHS) and to prove the suitability of the salt caverns in Etzel for hydrogen storage and b). to research the hydrogen storage operation including purification and compression. The scope of the contract is the delivery of one compressor package system.
02Outcome
Burckhardt Compression
03Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
04Value in context
05Bidders in this segment
06Tender documents
07Legal themes that may be relevant here
08Frequently asked questions
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09Estimated value versus the market
€ 300K
€ 800K
€ 4,0 mln
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