Northern Netherlands sets hydrogen ‘blueprint’ for EU

More than 50 hydrogen projects are in development and—with state help—the regional group wants to show the rest of Europe how to develop a hydrogen hub

The northern Netherlands can establish a hydrogen infrastructure blueprint for the rest of Europe with a pipeline of more than 50 hydrogen projects worth over €9bn ($10.7bn), according to a group of businesses and local government agencies. But the stakeholders say they need the Dutch government to help fulfil their plan. The area, which includes an industrial cluster around Eemshaven port near the city of Groningen in the eponymous province, is already home to some of the world’s most ambitious hydrogen projects. One of them is a plan by Shell, gas network operator Gasunie and port operator Groningen Seaports to build Europe’s biggest green hydrogen factory, with a capacity of up to 10GW by