By: ICN Bureau
Last updated : February 06, 2026 9:30 am
Commissioning positions Plug as a key end-to-end solutions provider supporting the scale-up of clean hydrogen infrastructure across the continent
Plug Power achieved a milestone in the European hydrogen economy by completing the first fill of Hynetwork’s 32-kilometer pipeline in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with 32 tons of RFNBO-certified renewable green hydrogen. The project involved supplying specialized unloading infrastructure to support initial purging and filling operations.
Hynetwork, a 100% Gasunie subsidiary, is developing the Dutch national hydrogen network by repurposing existing infrastructure. Its 32-km Rotterdam segment connects major industrial, port-based demand centers and acts as a foundation for a pan-European hydrogen transport system.
This milestone builds on Plug’s proven European hydrogen delivery capabilities, demonstrated in October 2025 with the H2CAST project in Germany, a joint initiative led by Gasunie and STORAG ETZEL. Plug successfully delivered over 44 tons of renewable hydrogen to the H2CAST salt cavern storage facility and was subsequently awarded an additional 35-ton supply contract. Together, these projects highlight Plug’s ability to reliably supply and transport hydrogen at scale across Europe.
“The Hynetwork hydrogen network represents one of Europe’s most important early hydrogen infrastructure deployments, and Plug is proud to support the commissioning of the Rotterdam pipeline,” said Jose Luis Crespo, President and Chief Revenue Officer of Plug. “This project highlights the strength of Plug’s end-to-end hydrogen platform—from certified green hydrogen supply and logistics to custom engineering and on-site execution—delivering the flexibility and speed customers need as hydrogen infrastructure scales across Europe.”
“This first fill in the Rotterdam cluster is a major step towards the future and further roll out of the hydrogen network and the wider European market. It demonstrates that the network has moved from concept to realization, instilling market confidence that it will be delivered and a reliable and secure transport solution becomes available.” said Sietse Wijnstra, Project director Hynetwork.
Plug is supplying hydrogen from Hy2Gen’s RFNBO-certified Atlantis facility, where Plug controls 100 percent of the offtake through a tooling agreement.
The hydrogen is being delivered using Plug’s fleet of 40-ft MEGC trailers, each capable of transporting more than 1,000 kg of compressed hydrogen, deployed in coordination with established logistics partners.