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Netherlands
Updated July 2023







FC Trucks
FC Bus
FC Forklifts
FC Cars
Refueling Station
Electrolyzer
Stationary FC
Current Status
27 Trucks
14 Vans
0
610
17
62
4 MW
Target by 2025
by 2030
3,500
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300
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15,000
300,000
50
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500 MW
3 - 4 GW
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Netherlands
- 01Strategy Werkplan Nationaal Waterstof Programma 2022-2025 (Jul 2021) Government Strategy on Hydrogen (Apr 2020) Kabinetsvisie waterstof (letter to Parliament) (Mar 2020) Roadmaps Outlines of a Hydrogen Roadmap (May 2018) The Green Hydrogen Economy in the Northern Netherlands (May 2019) Unlocking potential of the North Sea (2020)
- 02Updated March 2024 Policy Assessment of policy instruments for h2 in the NL (October ’23, file (overheid.nl) ) Opening tender for projects up to 50 MW (250 million euro) in December ’23 Evaluating 2030 targets of 3-4 GW Research on impact of various h2 carriers Projects EU (IPCEI) approval for funding LOHC terminal in Rotterdam New projects including Eneco / Mitsubishi: 800 MW in Rotterdam (construction ’26) FID on two “blue h2 projects” – CCS for existing hydrogen production in Rotterdam International Launch and expansion of the International Hydrogen Trade Forum Strengthening efforts for creating import-export corridors – including LH2 MoU with Germany on H2Global – shared tender planned for end of 2024 Dutch Hydrogen Strategy
- 03Updated March 2024 No update
- 04Updated March 2024 Start construction hydrogen network on 27 October 2023 in Rotterdam Report on the h2 quality requirements: 99.5% (October “23, file (overheid.nl) ) Collaboration between German and NL TSO’s on interconnection points Concept custom hydrogen transport and connection contracts available
- 05Updated March 2024 • World Hydrogen Summit and Exhibition 13-15 May 2024 in Rotterdam
- 06Updated March 2024 No update
- 07Updated March 2024 No update
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- 09Sustainable Mobility: Vehicle and Alternative Fuel TechnologySustainable Mobility: International ProgrammesPublications Government website H2 Platform Waterstofnet ISPT Website (Institute for Sunstainable Process Technology)
- 10THE NORTHERN NETHERLANDS HYDROGEN INVESTMENT PLAN 2020 (Nov 2020) Overview Hydrogen projects in the Netherlands (August 2020) TNO Report on Current Hydrogen Situation in The Netherlands (June 2020) Infrastructure Outlook 2050 Fase II (April 2020) Hydrogen for the Energy Transition: A programmatic approach for Hydrogen innovations in the Netherlands for the 2020-2030 period from Top Sector Energy, TKI Nieuw Gas (January 2020) The Dutch hydrogen balance, and the current and future representation of hydrogen in the energy statistics (June 2020) Integration of Hydrohub GigaWatt Electrolysis Facilities in Five Industrial Clusters in The Netherlands (June 2020) Infrastructure Outlook 2050 (Feb 2019) Vision on Sustainable Fuels for Transport (June 2014) Video BREYTNER successful testing of hydrogen-powered 27 tonne rigid truck (Aug 2020) Announcements The Netherlands and Uruguay Agree to Cooperate to Set Up a Green Hydrogen Trade Corridor (10 Nov 2021) MOU between the UAE and the Netherlands on cooperation in the field of hydrogen energy (22 Mar 2022)
- 11Last updated Nov 2021 Netherlands Statement (PDF); 36th Steering Committee Meeting; Virtual 16- 17 Nov 2021 Netherlands Statement (PDF); 35th Steering Committee Meeting; Virtual 22- 25 June 2021 Netherlands Statement (PDF); 34th Steering Committee Meeting; Virtual 1- 4 December 2020 Netherlands Statement (PDF); 33nd Steering Committee Meeting; Online; 16 - 19 June 2020 Netherlands Statement (PDF); 32nd Steering Committee Meeting; Seoul, Republic of Korea; 21-25 October 2019 Netherlands Statement (PDF); 31st Steering Committee Meeting; Vienna, Austria; 9-12 April 2019 Netherlands Statement (PDF); 30th Steering Committee Meeting; Pretoria, South Africa; 4-7 December, 2018 Netherlands Statement (PDF); 29th Steering Committee Meeting; Kobe, Japan; 8-11 May 2018 Netherlands Statement (PDF); 28th Steering Committee Meeting; Netherlands; 20-23 November 2017 Netherlands Statement (PDF); 27th Steering Committee Meeting; Hamburg, Germany; 25-28 April 2017 Netherlands Statement (PDF); 25th Steering Committee Meeting; Berkeley, California, USA; 17-20 May 2016 Contact: Mr. Han Feenstra | j.d.feenstra@minezk.nl
- 12Han Feenstra - j.d.feenstra@minezk.nl
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