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In December 2024, we published the new proposal to update the roll-out plan. Stakeholders had until 31 January to respond to this proposal. We would like to sincerely thank all those who made the effort to submit a response. We will keep your responses confidential and will not publish them or share them with third parties.

We recently organised two working sessions about the new hydrogen pipeline that will be laid in the western Netherlands. Together with more than 50 representatives from the province, municipalities, water boards, cable and pipeline owners and other stakeholders, we looked at the possible routes for the new-build section of the hydrogen pipeline. Juanne Rours, regional manager for the project, briefly explains what the working sessions produced.

Hynetwork is investigating several potential routes for the new hydrogen pipeline that will be laid between Zuidbroek and Mijnsheerenland as part of the Hydrogen Network Western Netherlands project. It is a challenging task: the area is densely developed, with many residential areas, roads and motorways, rivers, and nature and recreation areas.

“…you can’t help but feel proud when you see that we have delivered something of such high quality in Rotterdam’s pipeline corridor.” We are building the hydrogen network in the Netherlands step by step. Wherever possible, we make use of existing infrastructure, while maintaining the highest standards of safety and minimising our impact on the surrounding environment. In doing so, we are helping to ensure a reliable energy supply, both now and in the future.

Regional public and private parties (such as local and provincial authorities, port authorities and network operators) can enter into an agreement and the associated financial obligations with Hynetwork for the development and implementation of a connection set-up for future hydrogen developments in the region. This is called a Valve Study Agreement (VSA).

Market parties and transmission system operators from the Netherlands and Germany want accelerated cross-border hydrogen infrastructure to connect Dutch hydrogen production and import with German industry. To reinforce its importance, Dutch and German infrastructure companies, energy companies and governments today signed agreements in Duisburg on developing a hydrogen corridor between the Netherlands and Germany and its use.

A groundbreaking Joint Development Agreement (JDA) has been signed to establish the world’s first liquid hydrogen import corridor, connecting the Sultanate of Oman, the Netherlands, and Germany. This corridor will link the port of Duqm in Oman, the port of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and key logistics hubs in Germany, including the port of Duisburg in Germany, enabling the commercial-scale import of renewable fuel of non-biological origin (RFNBO) compliant liquid hydrogen to Europe. The agreement was signed during the state visit by His Majesty the Sultan of Oman to the Netherlands.

How will the construction of a new hydrogen pipeline affect agricultural land? That is what farmers wanted to know after we presented our initial plans for the Hydrogen Network Western Netherlands project. The farmers had questions about yield losses, permanent damage to the soil and compensation. We spoke to Roburt Honkoop, Land Affairs Adviser at Hynetwork, about these concerns and questions.

After approximately two years of planning, conducting numerous studies, engaging in discussions, and gathering ideas from the community, a preferred route (Preferred Alternative) for the hydrogen network in the North Sea Canal Area has been established. This milestone in the development of the hydrogen network in the North Sea Canal Area has been achieved through effective collaboration with the local community. Kees van der Laan, a resident of Beverwijk, has been closely involved in the project. Together with Zhen Zhen Zheng, Strategic Regional Manager for the hydrogen network in the North Sea Canal Area, Kees discusses the collaboration and why it is crucial for the local community to remain engaged with the project.

Hynetwork together with the Ministry of Economic Affairs is organising an online information session for (future) customers. In this session we will provide updates on the latest developments related to Hydrogen network Netherlands.

On 4 July, Hynetwork together with the Ministry of Economic Affairs organised an online information session for (future) customers.

When you are working on the energy transition, you should do that work as sustainably as possible. That was the philosophy of Hynetwork Services technical project manager Ronald Pieters when he started purchasing the pipes for Hydrogen Network Rotterdam. A year ago, the procurement process was started ‘because the pipes can’t be bought off the shelf’, Ronald recalls. Now they are ready for the next step in realising Hydrogen Network Rotterdam: construction. We spoke to Ronald about the purchase and delivery of the hydrogen pipes.

On Thursday 9 December, Gasunie and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) will announce our plans for the realisation of the hydrogen network in Groningen. We will do that via the publication ‘Intention and Proposal for Participation’. We would like to present these plans to the community, so we will organise several walk-in evenings for local residents and other interested parties. There, we will explain what is planned, how we would like to keep them informed, and how they can participate. The national hydrogen network should significantly reduce CO2 emissions from industry in Groningen and the rest of the Netherlands.

The business community in the Rotterdam port area is making an effort to switch from fossil energy and raw materials to alternatives. Deltalinqs entrepreneurs’ association is pleased with the investment in the hydrogen pipeline right through the port area. “It shows companies that they mean business.”

On Friday 4 April 2025, Hynetwork and the Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth announced plans for an underground hydrogen pipeline in the western Netherlands. The plans were announced via the publication of the Intention and Proposal for Participation. Juanne Rours, Regional Manager for the Hydrogen Network Western Netherlands project, takes us through the plans and explains how everyone can contribute ideas.

On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth, together with Hynetwork, announced the plans for the hydrogen network in Limburg. This was done through the publication of the Statement of Intent and Proposal for Participation . We would like to present these plans to the local community and other stakeholders.

On Thursday 6 March 2025, the Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth, together with Hynetwork, announced the plans for the hydrogen network in the eastern region of the Netherlands through the publication of the ‘Notification of Intention and Proposal for Participation’. We would like to present these plans to the people in the local communities.

In the ceramic industry, there are technical and economic challenges to connect industrial sites to the national/regional hydrogen grid. The report "H2 for the Ceramic Industry" identifies these challenges and provides initial insights into the cost development of natural gas and hydrogen for industries.

From Friday 4 April through Thursday 15 May, the public was invited to respond to the initial plans for Hydrogen Network Western Netherlands as published in the Intention and Proposal for Participation. A total of 51 official responses were received and addressed. The responses and our replies can be found in the published consultation response document on the productpage of RVO (in Dutch).

The detailed design for the hydrogen pipeline in the North Sea Canal Area was completed late last year. This means that we know right down to the last millimetre where we will lay the pipeline and how. This would never have been possible without close collaboration with the local communities.