Hydrogen
Hydrogen
We believe that hydrogen will play a major role as the energy carrier of the future. Hydrogen can be transported across our infrastructure and stored efficiently. Hydrogen is well suited for use as a feedstock, as a fuel for industry and transport. It is also easy to store in large quantities. Gasunie started building a national infrastructure for the use of hydrogen as a substitute for fossil fuels as early as 2023.
News and articles
News
The latest news on hydrogen.
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Gasunie, Open Grid Europe and Thyssengas sign joint development agreement to develop hydrogen corridor between the Netherlands and Germany
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King Willem-Alexander and Minister Van Veldhoven inaugurate first section of the national hydrogen network
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Underground in Rotterdam
Developments in hydrogen
Projects
Gasunie wants to develop the hydrogen economy and invest in hydrogen projects together with partners. Working together, we can develop the hydrogen market and stimulate supply and demand. Only in this way will hydrogen eventually become just as affordable as sustainable gas and sustainable electricity.
Hydrogen network Netherlands
Hynetwork (a 100% subsidiary of Gasunie) is creating a national hydrogen network in the Netherlands.
Meer informatie over Hydrogen network NetherlandsHydrogen network Netherlands
ACE Terminal
Gasunie and Vopak are developing an import terminal for green ammonia as a carrier for hydrogen. ACE Terminal will be realised in the port of Rotterdam.
Meer informatie over ACE TerminalACE Terminal
HyStock hydrogen storage
To make the energy system and industry more sustainable, CO2-free gases such as green hydrogen are needed in addition to large amounts of renewable electricity.
Meer informatie over HyStock hydrogen storageHyStock hydrogen storage
HyTap
Gasunie is building a national hydrogen network. Working safely on pipelines carrying hydrogen has been tested in the HyTap project.
Meer informatie over HyTapHyTap
GZI Next
On a site in Emmen where natural gas used to be purified, a collaboration has emerged.
Meer informatie over GZI NextGZI Next
Hydrogen and industry
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Frequently asked questions
FAQ
See all frequently asked questions in the overview.
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Hydrogen is a chemical element that is a gas at room temperature and at normal atmospheric pressure. It is the most common element in our universe and has no smell or colour. Hydrogen consists of two atoms that have been assigned the letter H (from Hydrogenium, the Latin name for hydrogen). That is why it is also written as H2.
Hydrogen in gas form weighs very little. If it is released into a room, it will therefore rise quickly (faster than natural gas, for example). Hydrogen is also very flammable. When it burns, H2O (or water) is produced. This means combustion does not cause pollution and does not produce CO2 emissions. Read more about hydrogen at theworldofhydrogen.com.
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Everything that lives on earth consists of hydrogen compounds and cannot live without them. But hydrogen rarely exists in isolation here on Earth. It is attached to other atoms, for example in water.
Hydrogen can be separated from other atoms using electricity. If you put water under an electric current, oxygen is created on the positive side of the current (the + pole or anode) and hydrogen is created on the negative side (the - pole or cathode). The water (H2O) is thus decomposed into hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O) by the electricity, a process we call electrolysis. The system in which this takes place is called an electrolyser. The oxygen and hydrogen released in the system are captured separately.
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We distinguish between ‘green’, ‘blue’ and ‘grey’ hydrogen, but that says nothing about the hydrogen itself. It is the same in all cases. Instead, the colour says something about how the hydrogen is made:
- Green (also called renewable) hydrogen is made by electrolysis with green electricity (for example, from offshore wind farms).
- Grey hydrogen is produced using fossil fuels, such as natural gas (CH4). This releases CO2.
- Blue hydrogen is made by capturing this released CO2 and storing it underground, which reduces the amount of CO2 released in the air.