Dutch minister for climate and energy Rob Jetten
Netherlands accelerates hydrogen push
Government to hold €1bn large-scale electrolyser tender next year and start building domestic hydrogen network in Rotterdam
The Netherlands is stepping up initiatives to speed up the development of its domestic hydrogen market after the government spelled out how it will distribute additional subsidies for clean hydrogen projects and gas network operator Gasunie gave the green light to start building the Dutch hydrogen network. Under the Dutch government’s €35bn ($38.4bn) energy transition fund, €9bn has been earmarked for developing the clean hydrogen market. At the end of June, the government announced it will make available €1bn of this money to large-scale clean electrolyser projects through a tender in 2024, handing out additional subsidies to hydrogen developers on top of the existing SDE++ renewable energy
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