While the environmental logic of the rules are sound, it creates challenges to forecast business cases into the uncertain future, and to optimise operations of future electrolysers on a day-by-day basis. Wind fluctuations in island clusters - Netherlands is a first mover in Europe when it comes to developing a hydrogen pipeline network. Still: it will not be before 2032 earliest that all industrial clusters in the Netherlands will be connected, and connections to Germany and Belgium will be available. Depending on the conditions of the market it may be feasible to use grid electricity to produce green hydrogen, or other forms of certified low carbon hydrogen.
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