News item | 15-07-2022 | 4:00 pm
Companies that are part of the second wave of the IPCE-hydrogen trajectory can submit their final plans for hydrogen production projects from 1 to 14 September this year, in order to be eligible for a subsidy. This concerns one of the two waves for which a total of € 1.385 billion is available. The Netherlands intends to grant this subsidy within the European IPCEI 1 hydrogen (Important Projects of Common European Interest). €785 million is available for the second wave, spread over the years 2023 to 2026. For the third wave, €600 million is available, spread over the years 2023 to 2027. The subsidy scheme for the third wave will be launched later this year. published.
1 An IPCEI is an integrated European project that consists of several national projects by companies and/or research institutions from various EU Member States that are complementary, have synergy and contribute to strategic European goals in the field of hydrogen.
Minister Jetten for Climate and Energy: ‘To ensure that the Netherlands has a sustainable energy and raw material system by 2050, the Netherlands wants to use hydrogen as an energy carrier. By 2030, we want at least 3 to 4 gigawatts of electrolysis capacity in the Netherlands. Import facilities and storage capacity are also needed for a properly functioning hydrogen market. The IPCEI process is important because it helps shape European value chains. With the IPCEI participation, we give an impulse to the development of the broader hydrogen market, and specifically the production and upscaling of the technologies needed for the development and application of hydrogen in the rest of the hydrogen chain.’
Earlier this year, projects were already able to apply for a subsidy for the first wave that deals with technology. Today the first major milestone in IPCEI hydrogen has been reached: the projects in the first IPCEI wave have been notified. This means that the participating Member States may grant aid to the projects they have notified. The Netherlands intends to grant €21.7 million to Nedstack for a fuel cell production facility.
The second wave focuses on ‘decarbonisation of industry’ and the third wave focuses on import and infrastructure projects. There will also be a fourth wave that focuses on mobility and transport. IPCEI hydrogen may be expanded with additional waves later.