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         NortH2:        Kickstarting the green hydrogen                       economy in Northwest                 Europe
         Primary audiences  are  1) the NL, DE and EU governments,    2) potential partners/customers (B2B), 3) energy (transition)
         influencers. Secondary  audiences:   General public/B2C.Before using this narrative, always contact the NortH2 comms focal
         point.
         KEY MESSAGES
         NortH2:      Large-scale,     green,     integrated
              >     Large-scale: Scaling      and   integration of projects (from wind        to green   hydrogen production)
              >     Green:   Far-reaching      reduction CO;-emissions        through   use   of renewable    electricity and green
                    hydrogen
              >     Integrated: With the help of policy and relevant partners we can develop a (green) hydrogen
                    market, facilitating a balanced energy network of green electrons and molecules that can
                    significantly contribute       to achieving the climate targets
         NortH2 will:
              »     accelerate the     development       of the  hydrogen market and        economy     by  at least a decade
                         o   With 3-4 GW of green          hydrogen in 2030
                         o   With up to 10 GW          of green hydrogen in 2040
              »     create the   platform for further unprecedented growth of the hydrogen                    economy
                         o    For onshore      electrolysis (post 2030)
                         o    For offshore     electrolysis (post 2035)
              >     result in 25-30% lower societal costs          by 2030 compared        to  a segmented (and thus slower)
                    approach
                         o    by realising scale-up      benefits   early  in the  development phase
                         o   Societal costs after 2030        are  to be   quantified through      a follow-up study
           By 2030, NortH2 will       amount to:                                     After 2030, NortH2 will amount to:
                     The construction of 4 GW of offshore wind                                 Additional 6+ GW of offshore wind installed
                     installed capacity North of the Netherlands;                               capacity North of the Netherlands;
                     Transmission of power to shore via AC             or  DC                   Offshore  electrolysis capabilities;
                     cables;                                                                   An additional 0.6 min tonnes green     hydrogen
                     The installation of4 GW onshore            electrolysis                    production   per year;
                     capacity   in the   Eemshaven;                                            Transportation of green hydrogen      to shore via
                     The start of offshore       electrolysis capacity to be                    dedicated  (newly built) pipeline;
                     further   developed      after 2030;                                      Additional   hydrogen storage.
                     0.4 million tonnes green         hydrogen production
                      per year*
                      Hydrogen storage       in salt  caverns   in the
                      Northern    Netherlands;
                     Transportation of green hydrogen             to (all) major
                      NL/ DE   demand centres via refurbished             L-gas
                      pipelines;
                      Development of the traded          green   hydrogen
                      market
           *Current annual H2   use  in NL: 1.4 mln tonnes per year
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         NET-ZERO EMISSIONS EUROPEAN ECONOMY IN 2050
               To meet the     goals of the Paris Agreement to keep a global temperature rise this century well
               below 2   degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the
               temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the EU has put forward a plan to
               further cut emissions        by at least 55%    by   2030.  By 2050, Europe       aims to become the world’s
               first climate-neutral continent.
               This is a challenge that requires drastic changes             in the way energy is      produced, stored, used
               and made accessible. Large parts of the economy                 —
                                                                                  e.g. built environment, passenger
               vehicles, businesses       —
                                             can be electrified using renewable          electricity. Other important parts of
               the economy      —
                                   e.g.  steel, chemicals, heavy-duty transport, shipping and aviation are harder     —
               to decarbonize      by  electrification and should therefore          use   green   hydrogen.
               We need to start the         large-scale development        of green    hydrogen production         now, today.  Not
               only to  achieve the climate targets for 2030 and 2050, but also to learn what works best for
               the energy system where both electrons and molecules have                      a  role to play.   We will learn
               which tradeoffs need to be made, and which                technological      advances    are still required. This
               way green     hydrogen      can  already make      a significant contribution      to the 2030 EU emission
                reduction  goals too.
               System change will involve          a further and faster increase of renewable power               production
               capacity and storage solutions,          technological    advances to accommodate            large-scale
                renewable power and green             hydrogen production, and         a need to close the current value gap
                between fossil and low-carbon gases.
               On top of   that,   current    consumers     of fossil fuels in those parts of the economy that           are  hard
               to decarbonize will need to switch to green              hydrogen. Early private       and  public   investments in
               green   hydrogen megaprojects           will prove to be essential to       help important     industrial
               segments in Europe make the necessary steps                 to decarbonize.
                Northwest    Europe    is  uniquely positioned       to develop    an  integrated hydrogen        value chain  —
               from offshore wind        development and renewable power generation to production, storage,
               transport and the sale of green          hydrogen. The North Sea has a great potential for large-scale
               wind   development, there is extensive existing natural gas infrastructure that is suitable for
               storage and large-scale transport of hydrogen, and there are large industrial clusters in the
                Netherlands and Germany as well as heavy-duty vehicle OEMs that could economically
               benefit from a ‘first mover’ advantage.
         NORTH2: A BOLD KICKSTART OF THE                GREEN HYDROGEN ECONOMY
                NortH2 is  a  cross-border      project, Northwest European           in scale, spanning the whole
               integrated    green   hydrogen      value chain.    Through    NortH2 very      large-scale onshore hydrogen
                production    can  be fast-tracked before 2030 and very             large-scale offshore hydrogen
                production    after 2030 will be enabled. All of this will require the lowest societal costs, in
               comparison      to piecemeal      investments in separate parts of the value            chain,  to enable the
               decarbonization of the economy.
                Embracing    NortH2     provides     NL with the    opportunity    to establish itself   as a  leading  green
               hydrogen producer, Germany to              establish itself   as a  leading hydrogen technology supplier
               and industries in the       major Northwest European clusters             to decarbonize faster than       through
               other initiatives.
                NortH2 will contribute to        meeting the    EU climate     targets in 2030, pave the way for green
                hydrogen   to contribute to       meeting the Paris Agreement climate targets in 2050, and                 provide
                European industries the opportunity to build             a  competitive edge. The project will allow
                European industries       to build   expertise   in green   hydrogen technology, and the production
               and  trading   of  more    sustainable    products.
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                 On top of    that, the large private and public         investments in NortH2 will create tens of
                 thousands of     jobs, locally and     at the national and     European level.
         TRANSFORMATIVE COLLABORATION: BUILDING A GREEN HYDROGEN MARKET
                 We cannot do this alone. To make this             happen, large     investors in green     hydrogen
                 production, large     consumers       and different levels of governments           (regional, national,
                 European)     need to work       together.
                 We need     (additional) policy frameworks to           work towards     an  investible business      case  for
                 green   hydrogen,    we    need    a sustained level    playing  field across   Europe    to stimulate
                 investments, and      we    need ambitious governments to stimulate the demand for green
                 hydrogen.
                 This demand for green         hydrogen     can  be kickstarted     through   a  mix of ‘carrot and stick’     policy
                 instruments in combination with support for               progressive companies that         are  willing  to move
                 early. In  addition, the support of TSOs          is essential to build the    required offshore      power and
                 hydrogen     transportation infrastructure.
                 We call   on  the Dutch, German and          European governments          to act  swiftly  and collaborate to
                 create the    regulatory    and supporting       policy  framework within which it becomes             possible to
                 set up the entire hydrogen value chain. Consider, for example, the allotment of new wind
                 farms in the northern part of the North Sea, regulations for the storage, transport and supply
                 of hydrogen, stimulation of demand for low-carbon hydrogen and investments in (parts of)
                 the value chain. This enables         European companies, backed by financial investors,                to take
                 stable and    positive   investment decisions in order to          develop   a green    hydrogen     market and
                 help Northwest Europe decarbonize faster.
         LET'S START NOW, TODAY
                 We need to start now,        today. There     is  an  urgency behind the      required system changes to
                 achieve the climate       goals that has    not been that     apparent until     now.   Momentum for        a
                 hydrogen market       is growing and European countries, companies, and                  communities need to
                 grab  this momentum to accelerate.
                 A frontrunner     position    in the  development       of green   hydrogen production, technology,
                 transport, storage, and        a  market will allow     Europe (and European companies)             an  edge  over
                 their global competitors.         With the start in the Netherlands and          Germany,     the North Sea’s
                 offshore wind     potential (and      even  potential    for offshore   hydrogen production)         can  be
                 unlocked and the       large-scale hydrogen production           will enable the retention of energy-
                 intensive industries and OEM’s in these countries.
                 The  large  investments in the        integrated hydrogen value chain          cannot    only  secure   the current
                 employment       in producing industries, ports that         are  transitioning    to  hydrogen hubs, and
                 vehicle manufacturers, but also create tens of thousands                 high-quality jobs     in the green
                 hydrogen technology supply chain, including               research and    development,       for  a new
                 generation of engineers, technicians,           etc.
                 The realization of NortH2 will facilitate further           exponential growth        of the  hydrogen    market
                 by enabling    other   (smaller) hydrogen projects         to transport hydrogen        to major    Northwest
                 European     customers. NortH2’s        envisaged scale, integration        and   programmatic approach          can
                 achieve   a  large  reduction in     development       costs for infrastructure, production,        and  so on.   In
                 comparison with strengthening the electricity grid,               NortH2 will enable      a more    cost-efficient
                 way for   society   to decarbonize.
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