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As part of the EU Decarbonisation Package hydrogen transport networks are defined
and implementation models have been defined and put in place.

The Netherlands and Germany are frontrunning countries in hydrogen network development,
because they house large industries for which electrification is not an option
and hydrogen application in their processes is a way to decarbonisation.

Future hydrogen production is planned for in North West Europe and large quantities of hydrogen will be imported.

Large scale electrolysers will emerge in the onshore electricity grid, as well as in offshore wind farms in the future.

The presentation will give an overview of development of national and cross-border hydrogen infrastructure,
the role of electrolysers in the electricity grid and give an indication where first hydrogen value chains will appear.

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Gasunie is building hydrogen networks in the Netherlands and north-west Germany.

Existing natural gas pipelines are being prepared for hydrogen transport and new pipelines are being built.

These pipelines will transport the hydrogen from the production and import locations to the industrial centres with companies that require hydrogen.

In the Netherlands, Gasunie is planning an offshore hydrogen network that will transport green hydrogen produced by electrolysers in offshore wind farms to the coast.

As a senior advisor, Robert liaises with policy makers and future investors in the field of wind energy and electrolysis.

He also liaises with the North Sea gas TSOs and electricity grid operators.

Prior to joining Gasunie, Robert worked in the wind energy industry in various roles.

He holds a Master’s degree in Applied Physics from the University of Twente in Enschede.