SWiM grant

Eeserwold energy hub receives €4 million grant for hydrogen refuelling station

Verkoopadviseur Reint Inkelaar van het Zwolse bedrijfswagencentrum Roordink met de directeuren Richard Fieten, Gerard Hoiting (Roelofs) en Bert Zuidema bij het tankstation van Fieten Olie in Steenwijk.

The development of Energiehub Eeserwold in Steenwijk has received renewed financial support. The RVO has awarded a SWiM grant of EUR 4.1 million to a consortium of companies to realise a hydrogen refuelling station.

SWiM (Subsidy Scheme for Hydrogen in Mobility) supports entrepreneurs investing in hydrogen refuelling stations and hydrogen vehicles. The grant awarded in this project is for the realisation of a hydrogen filling station to be built by Fieten Olie. Thanks to this contribution, a total of 32 trucks and vans will run on hydrogen in the region.

Besides Fieten Olie, other companies participating in the project include Roelofs Materieel, Rendo and De Heus Voeders. Companies such as E-Lions H2 Rent & Lease, Transportbedrijf Redder Staphorst, Scheltinga Verpakkingen, Zuidema Handel en Recycling, Altair Rental, Bevani Groep and Fa. P.M. de Wit & Zonen are also affiliated. Hydronex supervised the grant application.

Start in 2026

The hydrogen filling station should be operational at Fieten Olie in Steenwijk in the second half of 2026. It will have a capacity of 1,080 kilograms of hydrogen per day, divided between two filling points. “Combined with the OWE grant for hydrogen electrolysis obtained earlier, the realisation of Energiehub Eeserwold is getting closer and closer,” says Jasper Tonen, Hydronex’s energy and hydrogen project leader.

The initiative is part of the wider development of Energiehub Eeserwold. This energy hub should help reduce grid congestion and improve energy continuity and security of supply. The project should also help entrepreneurs and residents in the Steenwijk region realise their climate ambitions, the initiators report.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Nina Koelewijn

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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