The 32-kilometer Rotterdam segment links port and industrial demand centers and represents the first major section of the Netherlands’ national hydrogen network. Hynetwork, a 100 % subsidiary of Gasunie, implements the hydrogen network in the country and will eventually connect to the broader European hydrogen infrastructure, which aims to repurpose and expand existing gas pipelines for large-scale clean hydrogen transport.
Plug Power was awarded the public tender to meet Hynetwork’s complex requirements. Together with Hynetwork’s engineering team, Plug delivered a skid capable of unloading three MEGC trailers in parallel using a high-throughput configuration.
The hydrogen, certified as RFNBO, was supplied from Hy2Gen’s Atlantis facility, where Plug controls 100 % of the offtake. Transport was performed with Plug’s fleet of 40‑ft MEGC trailers, each carrying more than 1,000 kg of compressed hydrogen, coordinated with established logistics partners. This vertically integrated approach ensures continuous, reliable supply during the commissioning period.
“This project highlights the strength of Plug’s end-to-end hydrogen platform – from certified green hydrogen supply and logistics to custom engineering and on-site execution – delivering the flexibility and speed customers need as hydrogen infrastructure scales across Europe,” said Jose Luis Crespo, President and Chief Revenue Officer of Plug.
“This first fill in the Rotterdam cluster is a major step towards the future and further roll out of the hydrogen network and the wider European market. It demonstrates that the network has moved from concept to realization, instilling market confidence that it will be delivered and a reliable and secure transport solution becomes available,” said Sietse Wijnstra, Project Director at Hynetwork.
