Hydrogen network
With the hydrogen network, Gasunie is connecting industries with each other and with hydrogen storage facilities, production sites, as well as the countries surrounding us. This is being done primarily using existing and – to a minor extent – new infrastructure that is still to be built.
Hydrogen in the Netherlands
Like the rest of the world, the Netherlands is facing the major challenge of switching to a carbon-neutral energy supply. One of the forms of energy that will be used is hydrogen. Gasunie is in talks with Dutch industry to take stock of the need for (sustainable) hydrogen. It is also looking into how promising it will be to connect industry to the hydrogen network and for Dutch industrial clusters to be connected with each other. Industry in the Netherlands is responsible for about 25% of national carbon emissions, and electrification makes sustainability possible only to a limited extent. Carbon-free gases such as green hydrogen are a must when it comes to making industry more sustainable. For more information on the hydrogen network, or if you are interested in connecting to it, please visit the hydrogen network project page.
HyWay 27
Part of Gasunie's national natural gas network can be used to realise a national hydrogen network. HyWay 27 has shown that this is technically possible and socially desirable. With this a contribution can be made to the climate goals. Besides, an international market consisting of climate-neutral molecules can be realised for the society. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has asked Gasunie to start with the development this national hydrogen network. More about this topic is presented on rijksoverheid.nl.
The government will ensure that direction is offered for the approach of developing this National hydrogen network. Decision-making by the government about the roll-out plan and the financials is planned for. The Cluster Energy Strategies (CES’es) in combination with the timeline for making the pipelines available will form the basis for the roll-out plan. For more information about HyWay 27 on gasunie.nl, see our expertise page.
Hydrogen in Europe
Together with 10 other gas infrastructure companies from 9 European member states, Gasunie has drawn up plans for a European hydrogen network. You can read more about this in the press release and the vision paper on the European hydrogen network.
In an interview he gave to a German energy magazine, Hydrogen Programme Manager René Schutte talked about how Gasunie’s vision fits into the European plans for hydrogen.
