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From 22 April to 17 May 2022, Hynetwork Services conducted a consultation process about the general terms and conditions for hydrogen transport and connection services. All interested market parties were welcome to participate by answering four questions about this contractual framework. The consultation process started with an online information session in which the contractual framework was explained. The consultation was conducted in a good, constructive and open manner, and Hynetwork Services would like to thank everyone for their effort and feedback.

Over the next few years, we at Hynetwork will build the hydrogen network in the Netherlands. It will be a mammoth task, totalling some 10 million working hours. Statistics tell us that with this number of working hours, we can expect very serious incidents, even ones with fatal consequences. This is unacceptable, which means doing nothing is not an option. That’s why we, as the commissioning authority, will ensure that we have clear and unambiguous working agreements with all our partners. Marja Post, HSE lead for the Hydrogen Network Netherlands, explains.

2025 was marked by the headway we made in the development of the Dutch national hydrogen network. We took major steps in various project procedures and made intensive preparations for construction, from research and design development to permit applications, agreements with landowners and ordering materials. Thanks to these steps, we can move forward in 2026 with building the hydrogen network. In Rotterdam, construction hit a high point with the final weld, a significant milestone toward the completion of this first part of the hydrogen network.

De veilige aanleg van ons waterstofnetwerk is belangrijk voor medewerkers en omgeving. Daarom besteden wij hieraan volop aandacht bij de projectontwikkeling en het maken van een veilig ontwerp. Daarna komt het aan op de uitvoering zelf. Als opdrachtgever geven we maximale ruimte aan veiligheid. De dagelijkse leiding over de veiligheid ligt bij onze opdrachtnemer.

Een veilig ontwerp van het waterstofnetwerk start met het in kaart brengen van risico’s. In vaktermen: Hazard Identification (HAZID).

Spanish energy company Iberdrola wants to export green ammonia to the Netherlands and supply it to its European customers as hydrogen through Gasunie's national hydrogen network. To establish this green hydrogen chain from Spain to the Netherlands, the Spanish energy company signed letters of intent with Dutch Gasunie’s subsidiary Hynetwork Services and ACE Terminal. In doing so, Iberdrola will export green ammonia to the Netherlands through the planned ACE import terminal at the Port of Rotterdam and transport it as green hydrogen via the Dutch national hydrogen network of Hynetwork Services to European customers.