Hyoffwind Zeebrugge (25 MW), Port of Antwerp Hydrogen Coalition, John Cockerill Seraing manufacturing HQ.
Cross-border H₂ electrolyser workforce mobilisation against Hyoffwind Zeebrugge (25 MW electrolyser; Virya Energy / Parkwind / Fluxys consortium), Port of Antwerp-Bruges Hydrogen Import Coalition initiatives, and John Cockerill Seraing electrolyser-manufacturing HQ — Federal Hydrogen Strategy (October 2022), ATEX zoning under Codex Book III Title 4.
Request Technical BriefingRegulator exposure profile
- Codex Book III Title 4 + ATEX28%
- Limosa-L + §30bis + SIOD24%
- CREG hydrogen network framework22%
- Constructiv + PC 124 + PC 111/20926%
The electrolyser stack defines the zoning.
Hyoffwind Zeebrugge + Port of Antwerp electrolyser projects zone outward from the stack. Codex Book III Title 4 (Belgian ATEX), VLAREM II hydrogen-specific provisions, Royal Decree on pressure equipment (PED 2014/68/EU transposition).
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Electrolyser stack · H₂ source
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Zone 0
Continuous H₂ at stack
- Group IIC
- T1 temp class
- Codex Book III Title 4
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Zone 1
Intermittent H₂ in process volumes
- IIC-rated PPE
- EIGA Doc 15/21
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Zone 2
Abnormal-operation H₂ leakage
- ISO 19880-1:2020
- NEN-EN 17127:2024
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Non-classified
Outside ATEX-zoned envelope
Named projects in this jurisdiction
- Hyoffwind Zeebrugge (25 MW electrolyser; Virya Energy + Parkwind + Fluxys consortium) Virya Energy / Parkwind / Fluxys
- Port of Antwerp-Bruges Hydrogen Import Coalition initiatives Port of Antwerp-Bruges + consortium partners
- John Cockerill Seraing — electrolyser-manufacturing HQ (not production plant) John Cockerill Hydrogen
Belgium’s hydrogen build-out spans Zeebrugge (Hyoffwind) and Antwerp (Hydrogen Import Coalition). John Cockerill Seraing is the electrolyser-manufacturing HQ — not a production plant. Federal Hydrogen Strategy was issued October 2022.
01. Pre-pricing — PC 111/209 + PC 124 split
Process workforce under PC 111 / 209 metal-trade CBAs. Civil shell under PC 124 BTP.
02. Limosa-L + A1 + ATEX competency
A1 + Dutch/French-language contract + Limosa-L predate site arrival. Codex Book III Title 4 ATEX competency per H₂ zone worker.
03. §30bis + Constructiv onboarding
Sub-contractor §30bis withholding. Constructiv enrolment for civil-trade portion.
04. SIOD + TSW/CLS + CREG-defensible evidence pack
Minimum pack: SEPA-traceable remuneration, language-appropriate contract, Limosa-1 receipt, RSZ-ONSS DmfA, ATEX competency record per worker.
05. India and Gulf sourcing corridors — the BE H₂ pathway
Indian and Gulf H₂-process trade pools. The 8 to 14-week corridor delivers Group-IIC-competent candidates against Hyoffwind Zeebrugge or Port of Antwerp initiatives.