Excelling in Hydrogen | Dutch solutions for a climate-neutral world

The Netherlands is determined to play a leading role in building a global hydrogen economy. As this guide illustrates, the Netherlands is already at the forefront of European initiatives to take the hydrogen revolution further, building on various strengths including its strategic location as the gateway to NorthWestern Europe and a key hub in the global oil and gas trade, with the necessary infrastructure in place. The North Sea offers a unique opportunity for large scale wind and solar electricity production at competitive cost.

The country is also home to a rich ecosystem of research institutes, universities and industrial partners who are effective at translating ideas and concepts into feasible, integrated solutions. This has resulted in a wide-ranging portfolio of solutions that covers every step in the hydrogen value chain, from electrolysis to transport and storage of hydrogen, and a range of applications across sectors including industry, road and maritime transport and residential heating. Additionally, the Dutch mind-set is considered open, pragmatic and outward-looking.

The country is well known for building productive and reliable partnerships, both at home and around the world. Dutch hydrogen ambitions and initiatives are strongly embedded in European policies and innovation programmes.

The country is home to Europe’s first ‘hydrogen valley’, located in the north of the country, attracting foreign investors and technology companies who view the Netherlands as an excellent base for open innovation and business development. And the country’s own technology sector has a long history of applying its knowledge and innovations to the specific needs and concerns of other countries and cultural settings.

Transforming hydrogen from a key technology with huge potential to the bedrock of a clean energy system will take years. Yet the technology to start the process in earnest is ready. And the Dutch hydrogen sector is keen to learn about your ideas, ambitions and objectives, and to help you achieve them.

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