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Hynetwork (a 100% subsidiary of Gasunie) is creating a national hydrogen network in the Netherlands.
Hynetwork (a 100% subsidiary of Gasunie) is creating a national hydrogen network in the Netherlands.
Five industrial clusters will be connected to each other, to other countries and to hydrogen storage and import locations. Industrial clusters are places where many industries are located near each other. For example, in Rotterdam. We build the network using mainly existing and partly new pipelines.
Making industry more sustainable
Industry in the Netherlands is responsible for about 25% of national CO2 emissions, and sustainability can be achieved only to a limited extent through electrification. That means CO2-free gases are indispensable. By using CO2-free hydrogen as a raw material and fuel, industry can reduce its emissions and make a major contribution to the energy transition.
Phasing
The national hydrogen network will give all industrial regions access to hydrogen infrastructure and make the Netherlands the hydrogen port of Europe. The network is being built in phases.
Reuse of piping
In the development of the network, existing pipelines will be used for the most part. They will become available because there will be less and less transport of natural gas in the years to come. At locations where the existing network is not suitable or is not available in time, new pipelines will be laid. Gasunie will thus be contributing significantly to making the energy transition affordable.
Final weld completed on Rotterdam’s Hydrogen network
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The first 32 kilometres of the national hydrogen network have been laid in the Rotterdam port area. In mid-August, the final pipeline sections were welded together. This initial segment of the national hydrogen infrastructure lays the foundation for a future in which the Port of Rotterdam becomes a key energy gateway for Europe, connected to the rest of the Netherlands as well as Germany and Belgium.
Consultation Hynetwork completed: proposal for adjustment of roll-out plan sent to minister
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In December 2024, Gasunie subsidiary Hynetwork published the new proposal to amend the roll-out plan for the realization of the hydrogen network. Stakeholders had until January 31 to respond to this proposal. We received nearly 60 responses from producers, customers, industry associations, governments, foreign companies and network operators, representatives for industrial clusters and port authorities.
Over the past few weeks, all responses have been carefully studied, everyone has received a response, and the proposal to amend the roll-out plan has been finalised. Hynetwork has now sent this proposal to the Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth. The roll-out plan will be established by the minister. Read more on the Hynetwork website.
Market players want to work together to realise the hydrogen network and market and make industry more sustainable
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The creation of the hydrogen network in the Netherlands will take longer, announced Hynetwork, a subsidiary of Gasunie, in their recent presentation of the updated proposal to change the roll-out plan. The hydrogen network will not be ready by 2030 as originally planned, but by 2033 at the latest. This is inconvenient for businesses, but market players have signalled their intention to do everything possible to sustain the momentum. This will require improving the investment climate for industry and the government stimulating the development of the hydrogen market.
Interview: National hydrogen network roll-out plan updated
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Helmie Botter, Business Development Hydrogen Manager at Gasunie, and Joost Hooghiem, Director of Hydrogen Network Netherlands, explain the current status about the roll-out plan national hydrogen network.
Over the coming years, Hynetwork will be rolling out the national hydrogen network for the Netherlands in various stages. The first part will be put into operation in Rotterdam in 2026 at the latest. Over the years after that, hydrogen transmission infrastructure will become available within various industrial clusters along the Dutch North Sea coast before or in 2030. During that same time frame, the network will be connected from the northern Netherlands to the large-scale HyStock hydrogen storage facility and the first cross-border connections to Germany and from Zeeland to Belgium will be made. Between 2031 and 2033, the network will be rolled out across the industrial cluster in Limburg and the various clusters will be connected, including the Delta Rhine Corridor.
The energy transition in the Netherlands must advance rapidly. With our infrastructure, we want to help industries become sustainable in the Netherlands. This will keep us an competitive location for industry, which is also good for our economy and employment. The development of all these transition projects will benefit from clarity on the availability of infrastructure. That is why Hynetwork (a subsidiary of Gasunie) is currently working hard to update the roll-out plan for the Dutch hydrogen network. This is necessary partly due to developments around the Delta Rhine Corridor (in Dutch). In the webinar on 4 July 2024, we explained that this update also anticipates shifts in the development of other routes. Although this round of updates will not be completed until the end of the year, we are giving you an early update now.
We are doing so because we can imagine that, in view of the start date of the Subsidy Scheme for Large-scale Hydrogen Production Using an Electrolyser (OWE), market parties need as clear an understanding as possible into the planning of the hydrogen network. One condition of the OWE is that an electrolyser must be operational five years after the subsidy is awarded.
King Willem-Alexander marks the start of construction of Gasunie’s national hydrogen network
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On Friday 27 October, his Majesty the King of the Netherlands performed the official ceremony to start work on the construction of a national hydrogen network in the Netherlands.
Gasunie starts construction of national hydrogen network in the Netherlands
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Today, Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Rob Jetten announced new plans for the construction of a national transport network for hydrogen. Gasunie will develop the hydrogen network in the Netherlands in the coming years, after which it will assume the role of TSO (Transmission System Operator).
Hydrogen pipeline in Zeeland has been proving added value for three years
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The vast majority of the national transport network for hydrogen will consist of pipelines that were previously used for natural gas transport. Re-use is technically possible, reliable and safe. In Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, a converted natural gas pipeline for hydrogen transport has been in use for three years now.
Another step closer to hydrogen backbone in port of Rotterdam
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The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Gasunie are working together on the development of a new hydrogen pipeline that will form the backbone of the future hydrogen infrastructure in Europe’s largest port.
Successful start to market consultations on hydrogen infrastructure
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Gasunie kicked off market consultations on the hydrogen infrastructure with a well-attended and informative webinar. The more than 400 participants learned about the plans for the hydrogen backbone and hydrogen storage, including the commercial and technical aspects involved.
All information from this webinar, including the video recording, can be found on the hydrogen backbone and hydrogen storage website.
