German utility Onyx Power announced plans to build a 1.2 GW blue hydrogen plant in the Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, in place of its 715 MW coal-fired power station. The decision came as a result of the Dutch Government announcing a nationwide ban on coal-fired power plants from 2030. Onyx Power aims to produce 300,000 tons of blue hydrogen from 2028, when the plant is expected to open. The choice of hydrogen color from Onyx Power might surprise a few given that the vast majority of hydrogen related announcements these days refer to green hydrogen produced from electrolysis driven by renewable energy from wind or solar as opposed to steam methane reforming (SMR) or autothermal reforming (ATR) combined…