Greenpoint nears 40,000 hydrogen refuelling milestone since 2021

Greenpoint, the hydrogen and clean energy hub brand of the Dutch Van Kessel Group, has registered nearly 40,000 refuelling sessions since opening its first hydrogen station in 2021. A milestone that shows hydrogen mobility in the Netherlands is steadily broadening — not just in volume, but more importantly in the range of vehicles it serves.

Five years of pioneering

In June 2021, Van Kessel opened the first Greenpoint hydrogen station in the Netherlands at Morsebaan in Nieuwegein. Two years later, two more followed:

- Dordrecht (October 2023), Laan der Verenigde Naties — Europe's first underground hydrogen station

- Oude-Tonge (December 2023), Tonisseweg — the first hydrogen refuelling point on the South Holland and Zeeland islands

All three stations offer both 350 bar and 700 bar dispensers, so both passenger cars and heavier vehicles can refuel.

Who's filling up?

What stands out about the 40,000 refuels is the variety of vehicles. Van Kessel reports not just passenger cars and vans, but also dual-fuel tractors, excavators and 50-tonne trucks among its visitors. That diversity gives a useful picture of where hydrogen is actually being used in the Netherlands today: not one dominant application, but a broad palette of heavy mobility and construction.

From station to producer

Greenpoint is taking the next step by producing green hydrogen itself. In Nieuwegein the company already produces certified green hydrogen. Next to the station in Oude-Tonge, Greenpoint is currently building a 1 MW electrolyser that will deliver roughly 160,000 kg of green hydrogen per year, powered by locally generated renewable electricity. That will turn Oude-Tonge into a hub Hydrogen Refuelling Station (HRS) that can supply other satellite stations across the Netherlands via tube trailers. The company also already has permits to add hydrogen at several other existing Greenpoint locations.

Breaking the chicken-and-egg cycle

The numbers are modest compared to conventional fuel stations, but that's not the point. For the province of South Holland, the signal is that Greenpoint has "broken the chicken-and-egg deadlock of production and offtake by creating the supply". With around 20 public hydrogen stations and roughly 600 hydrogen cars on the road in the Netherlands, the market remains small — but Greenpoint shows that steady supply gradually drives steady demand. The 2026 agenda includes additional hydrogen stations and the Oude-Tonge expansion.

Sources:

• LinkedIn post by Greenpoint Clean Energy Hubs, May 2026
• MobilityEnergy.com: Greenpoint records nearly 40,000 hydrogen refuels since 2021 (7 May 2026)
• Greenpointfuels.nl: 2025 in review — Greenpoint projects
• Regio Zuid-Hollandse Delta: Greenpoint clean energy hub Oude-Tonge
• Alles over Waterstof: 1 MW electrolyser at Greenpoint Oude-Tonge