In the future years, VVD and D66 want the Netherlands to manufacture a lot more hydrogen than the existing plan. The 2030 production goal will quadruple if the coalition parties have their way. For sustainability and to achieve energy independence, it is essential.
By 2030, the Netherlands will create 4 gigawatts of hydrogen, according to the Climate Agreement. VVD and D66 claim that this is far too little.
According to VVD MP Silvio Erkens, “We must prevent having to import it from the Middle East again in the future and thereby transfer billions to those nations every year.”
High aspirations
According to D66 MP Raoul Boucke, it is crucial for the climate goals as well. “Our climate targets are really ambitious, and this calls for a lot more hydrogen, especially for industry.”
They want the government to set higher goals, such as having the Netherlands capable of producing 8 gigawatts by 2030. Minister Jetten and the House of Representatives are currently discussing hydrogen.
In the upcoming years, hydrogen will become increasingly significant for the industry. The main fuel for many energy-intensive businesses nowadays is gas. Green hydrogen offers them a pretty simple path toward sustainability.
Economics of hydrogen
However, there must be sufficient supply. To put it in context, Erkens notes that Tata Steel’s sustainability initiatives by themselves would fully use the government’s existing objective.
Many experts believe that the Netherlands is the perfect location for a hydrogen economy. According to Boucke, “We still have a good gas infrastructure, which can be used to transport the produced hydrogen, and we produce a lot of wind energy at sea.
Environment Fund
The transition to hydrogen can have a price. Projects utilizing green hydrogen are anticipated to use the largest portion of the government’s 35 billion euro climate budget.
With that money, a significant amount of green hydrogen may be generated using electricity from renewable resources like the sun and wind. In 2026, the first factories for this are expected to be completed.
Boucke and Erkens contend that it’s critical for parties looking to invest in green hydrogen to ascertain the government’s goals as soon as feasible.
