Supply, demand and storage

The study will look at the following three domains:

1. Hydrogen supply, demand and storage.
2. Legal and financial prerequisites.
3. Required technology and safety requirements.

This page sets out the approach for determining future hydrogen supply, demand and storage.

To gain an understanding of the required infrastructure capacity, the study will look at the forecast levels of supply, demand and storage over several years, based on various reports and scenarios that have recently been published or updated, such as II3050 (the ‘Integrale Infrastructuurverkenning 2030-2050’, 2030-2050 Comprehensive Infrastructure Survey) and the report put together by the ‘Taskforce Infrastructuur Klimaatakkoord Industrie’ (Dutch Climate Agreement Infrastructure Taskforce: Industry). For more information, please see on Associated studies. 

In order to analyse hydrogen demand, a distinction is made in terms of the sectors that can use hydrogen. These sectors are described in the figure below. The German, Belgian and French demand for hydrogen imports from the Netherlands is also taken into account.

Several matters need to be clarified in order to determine supply levels. Will the hydrogen be produced in the Netherlands or will we import it? If we import it, where will it enter the Netherlands (location), by what means (pipeline or ship) and in what form (gas or liquid)? Last but not least, a distinction is also made in the type of hydrogen (grey, blue or green). See the figure below.