Grant available

Application period for Hydrogen in Mobility grant scheme starts 1 April

Het bouwen van waterstoftankstations wordt interessanter als er meer waterstofvoertuigen op de weg rijden.

From Tuesday 1 April to Wednesday 7 May, the application period for the Hydrogen in Mobility (SWiM) grant scheme is open. Entrepreneurs investing in hydrogen refuelling stations and hydrogen vehicles and doing so in partnership can apply for this grant. A total of 40 million euros is available.

With the SWiM, the government wants to reduce CO2 and air pollutants. It wants to encourage entrepreneurs to switch to hydrogen vehicles faster. Building hydrogen filling stations thereby becomes more interesting if more hydrogen vehicles are on the road. The government therefore wants companies and filling station owners to join forces in one grant application.

An application must consist of at least one new hydrogen filling station to be built, one hydrogen filling station to be upgraded or an existing hydrogen filling station. Furthermore, participants’ vehicles must cover at least 30 per cent of the total capacity of the hydrogen refuelling station. Fifty per cent of the vehicles must be heavy road transport, such as trucks.

See all conditions for the SWiM at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.

Stimulating alternative fuels

The subsidy scheme is part of the temporary zero-emission mobility subsidy scheme. The scheme runs until 2028 and there is an annual application moment. With SWiM, the government wants to contribute to the obligation to have a hydrogen filling station in every urban hub by 2030. Currently, there are twenty-three public hydrogen refuelling stations, some of which are suitable for heavy road transport. Since April 2024, European countries have been obliged to promote alternative fuel infrastructure and transport.

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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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