The system is being built at the H2 Hollandia project in Nieuw-Buinen, where it will be powered by the existing 115MW Vloeivelden Hollandia solar park to half the site’s curtailment.

Developed by renewable developer Novar and contractor Avitec, the project broke ground in September and is due online in 2026.

Once operational, it is expected to produce 300,000kg of green hydrogen per year, with plans to supply mobility and industrial use cases in the region.

The partners claim it will be the first operational electrolyser hydrogen hub in the Netherlands, producing entirely green hydrogen.

“By directly integrating Plug’s system with our solar park, we’re able to convert renewable energy into green hydrogen without adding stress to the grid,” a H2 Hollandia representative said. “This is critical to realising the Netherlands’ hydrogen hub ambitions.”

The project has secured a €6.6m ($7.6m) subsidy from the Dutch national growth fund GroenvermogenNL DEI+ programme, as well as a share of €250m ($288m) from the Dutch Enterprise Agency (RVO).

Plug’s CEO-in-waiting Jose Luis Crespo said the project was an important move in the US firm’s European expansion.

In a recent earnings call, the company said it had over 230MW of electrolyser projects being mobilised across Europe, Australia, and North America.