The plants operate using a unique Dutch hydrogen battery called the Battolyser®, which and has been developed together with Delft University of Technology. The technology can store electricity and produce green hydrogen from renewable sources. The system produces hydrogen when there is plenty of wind and solar energy available and supply energy back to the electricity network when there is a shortage of wind and solar energy.

In 2026, the Nederlandse Waterstof Delta will realise un annual production capacity of 1 GW in Battolysers® in the Merwe-Vierhaven area (M4H). The Port of Rotterdam believes the manufacturing industry is the missing link in the Dutch hydrogen economy. Factories producing green hydrogen are being built on the Maasvlakte, for example, but the equipment for this is not currently manufactured in the Netherlands.

The Growth Fund grant application will also be used for research purposes and to scale up suppliers for a broad-based manufacturing industry. Investments will also be made in the H2 Innovation Hub where companies, start-ups, scale-ups, investors, researchers and the government meet each other to share knowledge and establish partnerships. This new cluster in the M4H area provides a space for technical training a well, which fits in perfectly with the area’s broader redevelopment plans.

About the Nederlandse Waterstof Delta

The Nederlandse Waterstof Delta consortium is comprised of Battolyser Systems, Port of Rotterdam, Platform Zero, Didak, Agfa Gevaert, Madern International, VSPARTICLE, Demcon, Delft University of Technology, Techniek College Rotterdam, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and InnovationQuarter. Together, the consortium partners are developing and producing the critical components for electrolysers, assembling them at scale and creating an ecosystem, while also providing the necessary facilities and trained personnel.