Number of hydrogen projects in the Netherlands growing by 25 percent
The number of hydrogen projects in the Netherlands was completed by more than 25 percent in the past year. A striking trend is that the new projects are more often aimed at realizing hydrogen opportunities. In addition, project leaders are positive about the realization of the ambitions from the Climate Agreement: 500 MW electrolysis in 2025 and 3-4 GW in 2030. Both goals are achievable. That appears from the annual overview of hydrogen projects from TKI New Gasthis organization writes in a press release.
For the third consecutive year, TKI New Gas (of the Energy Top Sector) presents an overview of hydrogen projects that are currently being prepared in the Netherlands. A trend analysis was also made and a survey was conducted among the hydrogen project leaders. The overview provides insight into where in the value chain projects are located, some important data, consequences, the size, projects and projects.
165 hydrogen projects in the Netherlands
The overview of TKI New Gas includes a certain number of 80 – 90 percent of the hydrogen projects in the Netherlands. New projects are being added (51) but there are also projects that have been dropped (16), mainly because the (feasibility) study has been completed and the project will not (yet) be followed up.
More projects in mobility
The number of projects aimed at the production of hydrogen is reasonably stable. In addition to the large hydrogen production projects, more regional, smaller-scale projects will be added. On the application side, an increase can be seen in mobility, both on water (ships) and on land (vehicles). The knowledge consortia and partnerships are also increasing; here the tendency is that more cooperation is sought to make hydrogen developments successful. To create these trends, new ones have been added to the hydrogen overview for 2022: ‘import’, ‘offshore’ and ‘partnerships’.
Less concept, more execution
The hydrogen overview gives duding to the number of application projects. The numbers per category are too low to draw significant results, but we see that projects from 2020 are slowly shifting towards implementation, resulting in fewer projects in the concept phase and the ‘feasibility study’ phase and more projects in the ‘FEED study’ phase. ‘, ‘performance’ and ‘demonstration’.
5 GW of electrolysis projects towards 2025
Many hydrogen production projects are in the FEED study phase. Roughly, around 2025, 5 GW of electrolysis projects are being prepared, by 2030 this will be approximately 7 GW. This estimate depends on the number of projects that can be successfully realized and has some degree of processing. The signal is also that the ambition from the climate agreement of 500 MW electrolysis in 2025 and 3-4 GW in 2030 is within reach.
gas stations
Many mobility projects have moved from the FEED study phase in 2020 to ‘implementation’ in 2022. For example, the number of hydrogen filling stations is structurally increasing. The number of projects in the built environment is limited. Not many projects are currently being added. Existing projects are working on the ‘proof of concept’ for installations and neighborhood solutions are in the preparation phase for actual implementation. Corona was a major cause of slow development and delays here.