The Netherlands just inaugurated the Rotterdam Green Hydrogen Hub — the world's first large-scale port infrastructure purpose-built for importing, storing, and distributing green hydrogen to 12 European countries, positioning Rotterdam as Europe's clean energy trading capital for the coming decades.
The hub includes 200,000 tonnes of liquid hydrogen storage, 800 kilometers of new pipeline connections to industrial clusters in Germany, Belgium, and France, and dedicated berths for hydrogen and ammonia carrier vessels from Australia, Chile, and Morocco. At full activation the hub distributes 2 million tonnes of green hydrogen annually — 40 percent of Europe's projected 2030 import requirement from a single port facility.
Rotterdam already handles 15 percent of all European energy imports through existing infrastructure. The hub repurposes existing tank farms and pipeline rights-of-way, reducing development cost by 60 percent versus purpose-built greenfield alternatives elsewhere in Europe.
Source: Port of Rotterdam Authority, Gasunie Netherlands, European Hydrogen Backbone Initiative, 2025
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