Common infrastructure could double German and Dutch hydrogen demand
Countries must work together to remove regulatory barriers and grow offshore wind capacity if high-demand scenario is to be realised, report says
Cooperation between the Netherlands and Germany on a common hydrogen backbone will greatly increase demand in the region, according to a report commissioned by the German and Dutch governments. The study found that demand in the Netherlands and the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia could rise from current levels of 17TWh/yr and 41TWh/yr respectively to 162TWh and 239TWh respectively by 2050 if a common market is enacted—double the projected demand levels of a scenario where it is not. The demand scenario is based on North Rhine-Westphalia’s recent hydrogen roadmap and was adapted for Dutch industrial areas. It assumes the production of green hydrogen powered by renewable electricity fro
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