The Circular Shift. In Episode 03, host Homara Choudhary sits down with Isabel François, Project Manager at WaterstofNet and the Belgian Hydrogen Council, to discuss Belgium’s strategic role as Europe’s premier hydrogen gateway.
Key insights from this episode:
The Power of Clusters: How uniting producers, transporters, and end-users creates a “spider in the web” effect to influence policy and accelerate pilots. Belgium as a Throughput Hub: Why Belgium’s central location and existing pipeline expertise make it the ideal entry point for hydrogen destined for the European hinterland. GCC–EU Synergy: The critical importance of the Oman-Belgium relationship in establishing a reliable importer-exporter corridor. Scaling Technology: From 25MW electrolysis pilots to public pipeline projects, a look at the “pipes in the ground” progress happening right now. “We are a small country, but we are a big consumer. We need reliable exporters like Oman to feed our industry and build a balanced global sourcing pattern.”
