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        Speech ged.   Homan Town Hall event NortH2
       Introduction
       Good    morning    everyone,
       A   special morning,     not only  because  we are  mostly at home and not really in a townhall. I surely am not, as
       you   can see.  But it  sure does make this    morning extra special. A morning of which we might say in a couple
        of years: it was   the beginning of a Europen breakthrough thanks to the cooperation in the whole value chain
        of hydrogen.
       A   breakthrough sounds easy. but it’s not. Actually it is big task. And that’s logical, because we are gonna
        change the European energysystem. We will transform it from diffrent sectors to a collaborative value chain.
       That’s the only way to make the production, the transport and use of hydrogen affordable. And what binds us
        is that we believe, we think, no: we know that hydrogen is a crucial element of the energy transition. The
       missing link.
        So I started  telling  you about the value chain. And 1 will tell you     why thats so important for me.  Not  only the
       value chain but also the collaboration of companies and governments. And then something short about why
       here: in the northern netherlands and offcourse why Europe/ the world needs NortH2. It all comes together
       today.
       But... it started somewhere: the      beginning   of the chain   was here in Groningen.
        1. Beginning    of the chain
       My name 1s Nienke Homan. I am Regional Minister of the Province of Groningen and concerned with the
        energy transition in our province. A province that is a proud supporting partner f the NortH2 project.
       Actually 1t 1s the flagship project of our Northern Netherlands Hydrogen Investment Plan, which we
       published in October last year. A better continuation of our mmvestment plan. A result of our search for a life
        after natural gas. The natural gas that brought our region welfare but als damaged our houses. Also my house
       was damaged by the earthquakes. So we, including myself were extra motivated to find an alternative for
       heating and as a feedstock for the industry. Offcourse upon the will totacke climate change.
       And thats   exactly why 1 am here: a Regional Minsiter, but one of the Green party GroenLinks. So,            you might
       be   asking what I am doing here as green and left politician presenting at an event by multinational
        companies? Simpel: we can only do this together.
       2. Transition and     triple helix
        So 1’m not   only proud but also lucky. Fortunate to have in the Northern Netherlands a group of closely
        collaborating companies, governments, and knowledge institutes, that share the ambition and the drive to
        create a large scale hydrogen ecosystem. We all see the unique possibility in the region fo accomplish that,
       demonstrated by a committed project pipeline with over 50 hydrogen projects.
       The commitment of the different stakeholders is very important. There is no transition without commitment.
       That needs close triple helix organization. The transition also results in tegration of various sectors as for
        example power      and gas, where    existing boundaries    are removed and   relationships adapted.
       Another    important element 1s that a transition is by its nature vague and ambiguous. In the beginning, it
       might be hard to determine your role and position as actor in the arena of stakeholders. This requires outside-
       the-box thinking and also a certain courage to take position. To be successful, a clear vision is needed for
        shaping today's policies. Therefore, it is necessary to make the transition as concrete as possible and to show
       how the problems can be solved. We need to show images of the system of the future. And we do!. In
        febryary we launched NortH2. An ambitious perspective of 2030 and 2040! A day to be proud.
       And 1 understand that      some   people were a   little confused  by this “disrupting plan” and the  “strange”
        collaboration. But    a new   system. demands    new    collaborations.
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       3.  Importance        to the  region
       And    change    is needed due to the     earthquakes   in our  region and for climate reasons.
       Hydrogen 1s part of this change. It offers us the possibility to be a frontrunner which brings us a quicker
        energy transition and the possibility to retain current jobs and even attracting new jobs. The frontrunner
       potential was recognized by the Fuel Cell Hydrogen Joint Undertaking as the "HEAVENN" project was
        awarded with a grant. The project is the starting point for the creation of the first Hydrogen Valley in the EU.
       It  was  for  a reason    that we were   recognized   as first Hydrogen Valley. Namely,    we  have a unique potential
        due to   our location and     our assets.
       We still have the assets of the       gas-sector in the region. Gasunie has     an extensive gas infrastructure with the
        capacity transport molecules to the region, to the Netherlands and abroad. This potentially provides us
                   to
        access to European hydrogen offtake markets as for example the German Ruhr-area. Besides that, we have
       28 salt   caverns in our region. These can be converted to large scale hydrogen storage facilities. HyStock is
        already working on that. Furthermore, we have the knowledge institutes and human capital in the region
       which possess knowledge on gas and hydrogen trading, transport, and innovation. We have an established
        ecosystem with gas expertise in place and are a proven energy research and innovation hub that builds on
        long-standing innovation. The expertise in gas trading, transport, and innovation plays a vital role in
        determining the competitiveness and position of a hydrogen ecosystem in the emerging European economy
        in the long run. Last but not least, we have physical space available at strategic locations for hydrogen
       production at industrial hubs, regional off-take markets and large offshore wind potential offshore north of
       the Northern Netherlands.
        4. NortH2 in international context
       But offcourse       we are   not the only region reducing CO2 emissions.
       Right    now   the IEA 1s    working on a GLOBAL net zero roadmap to 2050.           Can you  imagine?  A  global
       roadmap.     A  roadmap      for the whole world to reduce the carbon emissions to      zero. The last century the use of
        oil, gas and coal grew organicly. But now we haven to transform our             energysystem in 30 years. Compeletely.
        So   we have to think big and organise this system quite well. And show            some courage.
       Considering      the   European perspective, the EU has launched its ambitious Green Deal. It wants to become
       the sustainable world leader and considers           hydrogen as one of its strategic value chains for the future's EU
        industry competitiveness.        We  live in a European Union who wants to become world leader in hydrogen
       technologies.      It does  not  want to  make  the same mistakes a decade ago with the solar panels where China
       won the race. For that and more reasons. the European Commission has set up the European Clean Hydrogen
       Alliance to identify how hydrogen can be rolled out in the EU and which barriers need to be eliminated.
       The target in the European Hydrogen Strategy 1s to have 40              GigaWatt of electrolysis in place in 2030.
       NortH2 would hence amount to 10% of the green hydrogen                  production in the EU, potentially the future
       world leader in       hydrogen. Hence, also     in the European and global perspective, NortH2 1s a very significant
       project.   The   breakthrough will be here.
       As    already mentioned, I consider NortH2 as the flagship project of our regional hydrogen ambitions. But
       NortH2     brings much more on the table than regional importance. The national government sees the potential
        of hydrogen as well. Nevertheless, the capacity of 4 GigaWatt electrolysis NortH2 aims to realize in 2030
        corresponds to the 3-4 GigaWatt electrolysis target in the Dutch climate agreement. So by realizing NortH2,
       the 2030 hydrogen targets of the Dutch Climate agreement are accomplished accordingly. Doing so. the
       hydrogen economy in the Netherlands will be kickstarted, already contributing to green recovery in the
       upcoming years.
       And green recovery         we  need.
        Sitting  at home.
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