Village chairman Jos van Hees van Schoonebeek also came by to see what “the ministry now has in store for the region.” In his village, tensions arose through the restart of oil extraction and the injection of production water into the soil. Does he expect such scenarios again with hydrogen?
Van Hees: “My first impression is that this is something completely different in terms of the risks.” He expects that in this case it will not go so fast in terms of possible fuss. “I was very curious how to walk along the village near the pipes. I am reassured in that sense. If the rest of the village is, I say: going with that banana.”