Bert and Tom of WaterstofNet (on the right) were handed the key to the RH2INE-secretariat in September by, among others, Frederik Zevenbergen of the province of South Holland and Michael Theben, director of the North Rhine-Westphalia office.


RH2INE welcomes WaterstofNet as the new office of the programme


As of January 2025, Tom Verlinden of WaterstofNet will take over as programme manager of the RH2INE secretariat. Tom will be supported by his WaterstofNet colleagues Bert De Colvenaer (CEO) and Sofie Van Overschelde (strategic communications advisor).


Key to succes Last September, at the network’s annual conference, the WaterstofNet team was given the symbolic key of RH₂INE from representatives of the province of South Holland (NL) and North Rhine-Westphalia (D), the original initiators of RH₂INE. Verlinden says: “It was a special gesture getting the symbolic key out of the hands of the previous policy team, and in this way passing the RH₂INE secretariat on to us. It is not only a nice decoration, but also as a reminder of the cooperation and shared responsibility within the network.”


It did take a bit of work for the transfer to be realized. Verlinden elaborates: “In 2023, we as WaterstofNet came into contact with the Condor H₂ project, one of RH₂INE’s sub-projects. Enthused by Condor, WaterstofNet started working as an active member of the working group focusing on the standardisation of exchangeable hydrogen tankcontainers, the so-called ‘tanktainers’. At Condor’s, we met numerous organisations and partners from the RH₂INE network. This is how the steering members behind RH₂INE got in touch with us. They wrote to us that they were looking for an adequate solution for the day-to-day management of the network in an ever-growing consortium, and that they needed support from a network organisation with experience in the hydrogen economy. When they asked us to take the helm, we were immediately enthusiastic. Collaborating with RH₂INE gives us the opportunity to further leverage our knowledge and experience and work together to develop hydrogen infrastructure. We are extremely excited about the opportunities this offers to boost the hydrogen economy.”


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Tom Verlinden, programme manager WaterstofNet.


Full value chain in view WaterstofNet is an obvious partner in the RH₂INE project. It was founded 15 years ago, with a hefty dose of (green) energy, ambition and a passion for everything around hydrogen. “We like to see ourselves as the spider in the Benelux hydrogen web”, says Verlinden. “We are a network organisation that links and connects companies, governments and knowledge institutions with the ultimate goal of boosting the hydrogen transition. Those organisations are players across the entire hydrogen value chain.


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