With an annual production and consumption of almost 600 ktonnes of hydrogen, the Zeeland industry is a leader in the Benelux. Since most of this hydrogen is still made with natural gas, a lot of CO2 is released. With the Green Deal, the European Commission is aiming for a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. Within this energy transition, green hydrogen will play a crucial role in drastically reducing CO2 emissions from industry and heavy transport. On the former Thermphos site in Vlissingen-Oost, VoltH2 is developing a green hydrogen plant with an initial production capacity of 25 MW. From 2026, this plant will produce around 2,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually and thus avoid around 17 ktonnes of CO2 emissions. VoltH2 will be the first company in the region to implement the emission reduction targets of Smart Delta Resources, the industry's partnership in the South-West Netherlands within the Hydrogen Delta programme. In a second phase, starting in 2028, we will expand to approximately 125 MW, with which we will produce approximately 10,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually. This also saves around 85 ktonnes of CO2 per year, and the pure oxygen released from green hydrogen production in combustion processes can also serve to reduce existing nitrogen emissions. But the green hydrogen factory does even more than reduce CO2. It is also important to prevent grid congestion and balance the electricity network. Because the factory runs on green electricity from windmills or solar parks, it only consumes electricity when it is sustainably generated. The hydrogen plant is thus smoothing out the production peaks that are already appearing on the power grid, and which will become much larger in the future through more sustainable generation. A necessary precondition for the production of green hydrogen is an electricity connection with sufficient capacity. In order to open up the industrial site for self-consumption and for the use of third parties, VoltH2 Vlissingen B.V. requests support for the realization of a 150 kV connection to substation. The construction of the required field on the high-voltage station, the high-voltage cables, the transformer and the substation require high investments that VoltH2 itself must carry. Costs are high due to the long route towards the high-voltage station and the drilling required to cross dikes, roads, railways and other cables and pipes. The basic design of the 150 kV field, the concept design of the cable connection and the 150 and 30 kV substation are already in preparation. After positive JTF decision, VoltH2 will purchase the components in 2024. The work can then start at the end of 2024 and will be completed by the end of 2025. This means that the connection will be available in early 2026, both for the operation of the hydrogen plant and for the connection of third parties.