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From Europe’s largest private hydrogen network to an open-access H₂ backbone, Flanders is leading the clean energy revolution. 🚀🔋 💡 Why Flanders? ✅ First in Europe with a hydrogen law, driving innovation & market confidence ✅ Largest private hydrogen network, connecting top-tier projects ✅ EU-integrated hydrogen backbone, ensuring seamless energy flows ✅ A powerhouse of hydrogen innovation, home to pioneers like BeHydro & Colruyt Group ✅ Port of Antwerp-Bruges: Europe’s green molecule hub ✅ A fully integrated hydrogen ecosystem, from production to application | WaterstofNet 📲 Swipe to see why Flanders is the place for hydrogen innovation! 🔗 Join forces with Flanders’ top hydrogen innovators and shape the future of energy. #BEmissionIND #FastForwardwithFlanders #hydrogen

Driving Belgium toward net-zero emissions!   Today, at the Window to the Future event in Zeebrugge, Virya Energy, Messer Benelux and Hyoffgreen celebrated a significant milestone in Belgium's journey toward a sustainable energy future. The event marked the start of construction for the Hyoffwind project, which will establish the country's first 25 MW green hydrogen production plant in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Zeebrugge. This initiative is set to make a tangible impact on decarbonization efforts. By 2026, the groundbreaking project will deliver its first hydrogen molecules, reducing annual CO₂ emissions by 25,000 tons across the mobility and industrial sectors.   At the event, Matthias Diependaele, Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister of Economy, Innovation and Industry highlighted the strategic importance of hydrogen for Flanders' energy future. A panel discussion featuring Bert De Colvenaer (WaterstofNet ), Chris Dhulst (Bekaert), Barbara Veranneman (Essencia) and Frederic Keymeulen (Transport en Logistiek Vlaanderen) provided valuable insights into the regulatory and industrial frameworks to scale up hydrogen technologies. The event concluded with a compelling video message from Teresa Ribera, European Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just, and Competitive Transition, reaffirming the EU's commitment to hydrogen as a cornerstone of the global energy transition.   Key takeaways: ✅ Green hydrogen offers a feasible solution for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors. ✅ Strong public-private partnerships are essential for driving large-scale renewable projects. ✅ Regional initiatives like Hyoffwind play a critical role in achieving national and international climate goals. ✅ Collaboration across industries and governments is key to unlocking the full potential of hydrogen. A special thank you to the companies and partners supporting this transformative project: Colruyt Group, CMB.TECH, Toyota Motor Corporation Europe, John Cockerill, BESIX, VDL Special Vehicles, BMW Group Belgium, Paul Tummers, Stefan Messer, Virginia Esly, Annett Beier and Jef Colruyt.   Together, we are shaping a future where sustainability and innovation go hand in hand 🤝   #FitForPurposeEnergy #GreenEnergy #Hydrogen

BMW doubles down on hydrogen: Acquires hydrogen trucks for logistics fleet 🇩🇪🚛⚡️ BMW’s hydrogen ambitions aren’t just about passenger cars. The company is now putting fuel cell trucks to work in its logistics operations, rolling out two zero-emission IVECO S-Way fuel cell trucks as part of a project called European H2Haul, a 16-truck trial running across multiple European countries to accelerate the commercialisation of hydrogen in freight transport. The hydrogen-powered rigs will shuttle car parts between Leipzig, Landsberg, and Nuremberg, giving BMW some real-world data on how hydrogen stacks up for heavy-duty transport. To keep the pedal to the metal, BMW is backing this up with brand new hydrogen refuelling stations in Leipzig and Hormersdorf, built specifically to keep these trucks moving. Unlike battery-powered lorries, which can take hours to charge, hydrogen refuelling is quick enough to match the relentless pace of automotive logistics… so long as you can find the fuel. BMW has been dabbling in hydrogen for decades, from experimental cars in the ‘70s to its more recent iX5 Hydrogen fleet. But now, it’s putting fuel cells to work where they arguably are most needed: shifting heavy things a long way. Dr. Michael Nikolaides, BMW’s logistics boss, said: “For the first time, hydrogen-powered trucks will now be used in serial operation for German automobile production. “This project is an important milestone as we gain experience in serial operation and continue to advance this important technology.” In other words, BMW isn’t just talking about hydrogen – it’s running real trucks on real routes, testing whether the tech can hold its own against diesel and battery-electric alternatives. And while H2Haul is the main event here, BMW’s also leading a separate HyCET project to trial hydrogen internal combustion engine trucks in the near future. These work a bit differently from fuel cell trucks – they’re effectively diesel engines but fuelled with hydrogen instead – but crucially, they can be built with existing engine technology, making them cheaper to produce. According to BMW, the particularly low level of emissions produced by burning hydrogen means that hydrogen combustion engine trucks are classed as zero-emission vehicles under EU regulations. DHL, Volvo Trucks, Deutz, KEYOU, and TotalEnergies are all involved too, suggesting hydrogen combustion might have a real future alongside fuel cells. Truck makers are still split on the future of long-haul transport – some say it’s batteries, others hydrogen. Battery-powered trucks are creeping in, but they’re heavy, slow to charge, and reliant on a charging network that barely exists yet. Hydrogen, on the other hand, offers diesel-like refuelling times and longer ranges, and is reliant on a refuelling network that barely exists yet… Read the full article for free: https://h2.news/bmwh2trcks #BMW #HydrogenTrucks #H2Europe #DrivingHydrogen

🚀🚀This week we celebrated the groundbreaking of the Hyoffwind production plant in Zeebrugge. By the end of 2026, this facility will produce green hydrogen, aiding in the decarbonization of our value chains. During the opening event, Colruyt Group proudly showcased the 44 tonne hydrogen truck, developed by VDL Groep Special Vehicles within the European H2Haul project. 🚛 We will be testing two of these trucks the upcoming months to deliver the goods to our stores: a beautiful example of sustainable and innovative transportation. #transportation #hydrogen #green #decarbonization #valuechain #innovation #truck #Hyoffwind

💥 Schrijf je nu in voor onze Hydrogen Academy in Nederland (Den Bosch)! Na 6 succesvolle edities (5 in Vlaanderen en 1 in Nederland, waarbij we al een 400-tal cursisten mochten ontvangen) organiseren we nu een nieuwe editie in Nederland met boeiende sprekers uit de Nederlandse waterstofsector! Waterstof van A tot Z! Van harte welkom! De eerste (van zes) opleidingsavond(en) start op maandag 17 februari. ⬇ Volledig programma (zie ook in de afbeelding), praktische info en ✒ Inschrijvingsformulier vind je via onderstaande link https://lnkd.in/eAzV-Nai Welke sprekers mag je verwachten? Adwin Martens - Rene Peters - Michel Honselaar - Jörg Gigler - Robert Makkus - Thomas Swerts - Jogchum Bruinsma - @PetervanGompel - Stijn van Aken - Nikolaos Chrysochoidis-Antsos - Dimitri Meijer - Diederick Luijten - René Schutte - Wouter van der Laak - Willem Henskes - Charlotte Herman - Koen Van Leuven - Francesca De Domenico - Gerard Schuiringa - Ruud Jacobs - Jacobjan Vermeiden - Tom Verlinden - Dirk Schaap - Marieke Kuijpers - Stefan Neis

💥 Schrijf je nu in voor onze Hydrogen Academy in Nederland (Den Bosch)! Na 6 succesvolle edities (5 in Vlaanderen en 1 in Nederland, waarbij we al een 400-tal cursisten mochten ontvangen) organiseren we nu een nieuwe editie in Nederland met boeiende sprekers uit de Nederlandse waterstofsector! Waterstof van A tot Z! Van harte welkom! De eerste (van zes) opleidingsavond(en) start op maandag 17 februari. ⬇ Volledig programma (zie ook in de afbeelding), praktische info en ✒ Inschrijvingsformulier vind je via onderstaande link https://lnkd.in/eAzV-Nai Welke sprekers mag je verwachten? Adwin Martens - Rene Peters - Michel Honselaar - Jörg Gigler - Robert Makkus - Thomas Swerts - Jogchum Bruinsma - @PetervanGompel - Stijn van Aken - Nikolaos Chrysochoidis-Antsos - Dimitri Meijer - Diederick Luijten - René Schutte - Wouter van der Laak - Willem Henskes - Charlotte Herman - Koen Van Leuven - Francesca De Domenico - Gerard Schuiringa - Ruud Jacobs - Jacobjan Vermeiden - Tom Verlinden - Dirk Schaap - Marieke Kuijpers - Stefan Neis