16 November 2023
Germany and the Netherlands strengthen cooperation on hydrogen
State Secretary Hans Vijlbrief (Mining) signed three declarations of intent on hydrogen in Duisburg today. Two with the federal German government and one with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The signings took place as part of King Willem-Alexander's working visit to North Rhine-Westphalia on 14 November. Simultaneously with the King's working visit, around 40 Dutch companies took part in an economic mission on hydrogen, led by the State Secretary.
The two countries intend to couple their national hydrogen backbone. The Netherlands and Germany are also each committing €300 million to a joint international tender for the import of renewable hydrogen from 2027. This is the first time that two countries are acting together in this way, making it a very important first step towards European and international cooperation on renewable hydrogen.