June 2023: The Dutch government announced that it will increase subsidies to produce hydrogen from renewable sources of energy by EUR 1 billion next year and another EUR 3.9 billion in later years. The Netherlands aims to have the capacity to produce at least 4 gigawatts of green hydrogen by 2030.

Source: Netherlands increases subsidies for green hydrogen production

2022: The Dutch National Hydrogen Programme (NWP) published the Hydrogen Roadmap for the Netherlands in 2022 ("Hydrogen Roadmap"). The Hydrogen Roadmap describes how a broad group of stakeholders intends to progress Dutch hydrogen ambitions and climate targets in the coming years.

Source: Hydrogen Roadmap for the Netherlands

March 2022 The UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure and the Dutch Ministry for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on hydrogen energy. As part of their Joint Economic Committee, the UAE and the Netherlands have been in discussions to identify common interests and create a partnership for decarbonisation of the energy sector and increasing the use of clean hydrogen.

Source:  News | Media Centre | Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in UAE (moei.gov.ae)

July 2021: The Minister of Energy of Chile and the State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy signed a joint statement on collaboration in the field of green hydrogen import and export. The agreement aims to encourage emission reduction, and the creation of an international hydrogen market.

Source: Government of the Netherlands

June 2019:The Dutch government presented the new national Climate Agreement which aims to reduce CO2 emissions in the Netherlands by setting a national reduction goal of 49% by 2030 compared to 1990. The Climate Agreement included a substantial hydrogen development program to accommodate large-scale production and storage of renewable electricity with hydrogen technology. The ambition is to install an electrolysis capacity of 3-4 GW in 2030 and to develop a solid hydrogen infrastructure. The Climate Agreement also aims for zero-emission driving by 2050. To support this aim, the development of hydrogen as a carrier for electric energy will be given a key role in the transition to a sustainable mobility sector, particularly in the heavy transport industry.

Source: Highlights of the Dutch Climate Agreement

June 2018: A Hydrogen Roadmap for the Netherlands was drawn up by TKI New Gas on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate. 

Sources: Sustainable hydrogen available on a large scale by 2030 and Outlines of a Hydrogen Roadmap