Fuel cell buses in Wuppertal's public transport system
Deployment of 52 hydrogen buses in Wuppertal city transport
Fuel cell buses in the Cologne Regional Transport Authority
Deployment of approx. 160 hydrogen buses in regional transport in the Cologne area
Fuel cell buses in Herten's public transport system
Deployment of 10 hydrogen buses in the Herten area
Fuel cell buses in Essen's public transport system
Deployment of 25 hydrogen buses in Essen's public transport system
Fuel cell buses in Düsseldorf's public transport system
Deployment of 20 hydrogen buses in Düsseldorf city transport
Fuel cell buses in Duisburg's public transport system
Deployment of 25 hydrogen buses in Duisburg city transport
Fuel cell buses in Bielefeld's public transport system
Deployment of 33 hydrogen buses in Bielefeld's public transport system
EnEff:Stadt: enerPort II – Optimized energy use in the port microgrid @ DGT
The Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT) serves as an example of how a modern container terminal can achieve a sustainable energy supply that benefits the system as a whole. The terminal relies on a local,…
LOHC storage facility Hector
The world's largest hydrogenation plant for storing and transporting green hydrogen is being built at Chempark Dormagen. The flagship project uses LOHC technology and is expected to store up to 1,800…
HyHeat
The HyHeat demonstration project shows how hydrogen can be optimally integrated as a fuel gas into the heat treatment process. This opens up the possibility of ensuring the production of car body…
Self-generated hydrogen in welding processes
Hartmann Edelstahlrohre GmbH operates a 30 kW electrolysis plant for the production of hydrogen, which is filled into 300 bar cylinder bundles and used in production for welding and annealing…
HYInno Tank
Low-maintenance mobile high-pressure accumulators - Structural monitoring and impact damage detection in continuous fiber-reinforced components under static and cyclic loading, as well as the…
HydroNet
The large-scale HydroNet project will develop new products, solutions, and insights for the planning, construction, and operation of an energy-optimized hydrogen economy by the end of 2029. The aim of…
Sustainable flat glass production Saint-Gobain Cologne-Porz
The Saint-Gobain plant in Cologne-Porz manufactures glass for the construction industry – a process that is traditionally very energy-intensive and high in emissions. As one of the winners of the…
Climate-neutral clinker production Janinhoff
The Janinhoff brick and clinker factories are among the 15 winners of the first round of German climate protection agreements for the conversion to climate-neutral production processes. At its Münster…
Ammonia cracker demonstration plant in Scholven
Uniper and thyssenkrupp Uhde entered into a strategic partnership in spring 2025 to bring a key technology for the hydrogen economy to industrial maturity. The goal is to develop a large-scale ammonia…
Hydrogen-based energy supply system Bünde
The hydrogen-based energy supply system in Bünde serves the purpose of knowledge transfer and research in the field of hydrogen technology. The entire system is transparently housed in a container on…
H2Rollout
The H2Rollout project is investigating the conversion of flat flame burners in the galvanizing industry to hydrogen as a fuel. The aim is to achieve a 100% hydrogen content in the galvanizing process,…
H2SME
The H2SME project is investigating the development of efficient, durable, and cost-effective fuel cell stacks for industrial applications. It is being carried out by Westphalian University of Applied…
H2SpeicherRuhr
Together with Business Metropole Ruhr (BMR), the Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Infrastructures and Geotechnologies IEG is investigating hydrogen storage requirements in the commercial and industrial…
H2!Academy
The “H2!Academy” is run by the North Westphalia Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) and focuses on training and continuing education in the field of hydrogen technology. The project team's goal is…
H2Reallabor Castrop-Rauxel
The “H2Reallabor Castrop-Rauxel” is researching how hydrogen technologies can be implemented in a practical way in a city. In close cooperation with Gelsenwasser AG, the municipal utilities, the…
DAVID
Digital design methods for inline-monitored pressure vessels. The aim is to accurately map the behavior of the entire system during manufacture and throughout the product life cycle, thereby…
BOOST
The BOOST research project is developing an innovative, software-based toolbox for optimizing electrolysers and integrating them into various applications. The focus is on simulating and planning…
PEM electrolyser in the H2 Application Lab
The H2 Application Lab at Münster University of Applied Sciences uses a proton exchange membrane electrolyser (PEM) for the flexible production of hydrogen from renewable energies. The aim is to…
AEM test bench in the H2 Application Lab
A 24 kW anion exchange membrane electrolyser (AEM) serves as a test platform for the further development of AEM technology in the H2 Application Lab at Münster University of Applied Sciences. The…
AEM-Multicore in the H2-Application Lab
The AEM multicore electrolyser is the first electrolyser with anion exchange membrane technologies to have an output of 1 megawatt. It was developed to enable flexible and economical hydrogen…
Carbon2Chem: Electrolyser
The Carbon2Chem initiative is researching how metallurgical gases from steel production can be used in the chemical industry (see project “Carbon2Chem: Overall project”). Although coke oven gas…
Hydrogen map of Rhineland-Palatinate
The map shows existing and planned hydrogen activities in Rhineland-Palatinate. The projects can be filtered by project type (production, storage, infrastructure and application) and stakeholder…
Hydrogen map of Hesse
The “Interactive map of hydrogen and fuel cells in Hesse” provides an overview of the scientific and commercial players based in Hesse, existing filling stations and example projects.
Hydrogen map of Lower Saxony
The hydrogen map for Lower Saxony provides an overview of existing and planned projects. In addition, the map also offers a better overview of potential locations – for example, where pipelines will…
Hydrogen map of the Netherlands
The ‘Waterstofkaart’ map shows current and future Dutch projects and their status in the areas of import, production, storage, transport, end use, mobility, R&D and other areas.
Hydrogen map of Belgium
This map shows active production projects, filling stations, research institutes, manufacturers of hydrogen technology and much more in Belgium.
Hydrogen region district Kleve
The district economic development agency aims to actively support the development of the Kleve district into a hydrogen region by networking stakeholders and pooling existing and planned activities in…
Hydrogen bridge Ruhr region - Bergisches Land - Sauerland
The Hydrogen Bridge is a collaboration between various stakeholders at the interface between the Ruhr area, Sauerland and Bergisches Land. In terms of hydrogen, the collaboration focuses not only on…
Klimadiskurs.NRW
KlimaDiskurs.NRW is a non-profit association with stakeholders from civil society, science and industry. In the stakeholder initiative “Zukunft Wasserstoff.NRW” (Future Hydrogen.NRW), KlimaDiskurs.NRW…
Frechen - Kölner Straße (350bar)
Adress: Kölner Straße 209, 50226 Frechen
Herten - Marie-Curie-Straße (350/700bar)
Adress: Marie-Curie-Str./Albert-Einstein-Allee, 45699 Herten
HyGlass - Hydrogen use in the glass industry
Together with the Gas and Heat Institute Essen eV, BV Glas is exploring the possibility of using hydrogen in the glass industry.
Cologne/Bonn Airport (350/700bar)
Adress: Nordallee 1, 51147 Cologne
Leverkusen - Karl-Krekeler-Straße (700bar)
Adress: Karl-Krekeler-Str. 2, 51373 Leverkusen
Münster - Amelsbüren (350/700bar)
Adress: Kopenhagener Straße 19, 48163 Münster
Herten - AGR (350/700bar)
Adress: Im Emscherbruch 11, 45699 Herten
Rheda-Wiedenbrück - Bielefelder Straße (350/700bar)
Adress: Bielefelder Str. 145, 33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück
Hydrogen production with high-performance filling station (H2TP)
AGR Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH in Herten uses electricity from its waste-to-energy plant to produce hydrogen. Municipal and commercial waste, which consists of around 50 per cent…
Wesseling - Ahrstraße (350/700bar)
Adress: Ahrstraße 99, 50389 Wesseling
Heat island Linnich
In fall 2022, the hydrogen heating island in Linnich successfully began trial operations. Gelsenwasser Energienetze operates a 130-meter-long distribution network here that runs exclusively on…
H2Giga_QT3.1_ ReNaRe
ReNaRe develops technologies for recycling PEM and high-temperature electrolysers. The project aims to create specific process schemes that will enable recycling on a technical scale in the future and…
Hydrogen Center Hamm
The green hydrogen production project is being implemented by the project company ‘Wasserstoffzentrum Hamm’ (Hamm Hydrogen Centre) – a cooperation between Stadtwerke Hamm, Trianel, Stadtwerke Bochum…
RISE - Recycling of Hydride Storage
Hydride storage is a proven technology for storing hydrogen. The recycling of the storage and the hydrogenatable special alloys contained therein has not yet been achieved in a sustainable manner. At…
H2HS
The plan is to build an electrolyser with PEM technology and an output of two megawatts, which will be powered by surplus energy from local wind and solar parks. In addition, a hydrogen filling…
HydrOxy
As part of the ‘HydrOxy Hub Walsum’ project, Iqony plans to implement large-scale hydrogen production at the traditional power plant site in Duisburg-Walsum. In the first expansion stage, a PEM…
H2annibal
Evonik and Siemens Energy are using modified electrolysis technology to produce green hydrogen at the site of the former Hannibal coal mine in Herne. Evonik uses this hydrogen as a starting material…
Portal Green
The aim of this project is to develop a guide for power-to-gas plants on the applicable regulations and the different licensing bases. The guide should be developed in such a way that it can serve…
Electrolyser H2 Bedburg
H2 Bedburg is a joint project between the town of Bedburg and RWE involving an electrolyser for producing hydrogen, a filling station for industrial and private use, and a hydrogen filling station.…
TransHyDE_FP5: Standardization, norms and certification
The TransHyDE flagship project aims to advance hydrogen transport technologies in five accompanying research projects and four demonstration projects. The goal is to answer all questions that are…
Sleeping Giant
The Wasserstoff Lichtenau GmbH & Co. KG is planning to build a 10 MW electrolyser in the energy city of Lichtenau. The aim is to use surplus wind energy to produce green hydrogen, thereby ensuring…
SolidScore – Biological hydrogen production from biomass solids
The SolidScore research project uses innovative biohydrogen technology to expand the existing range of aqueous starting substrates used for biological hydrogen production. Against this background, the…
Trailblazer
Air Liquide has built the 20-megawatt ‘Trailblazer’ electrolyser at its Oberhausen site, which is used to produce renewable hydrogen. The plant is directly connected to Air Liquide's existing hydrogen…
REFHYNE I
The European consortium, consisting of Shell, ITM Power, SINTEF, thinkstep and Element Energy, has taken an important step towards reducing CO₂ emissions at the Shell Rheinland refinery in Wesseling…
Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML
The Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML is considered the first port of call in holistic logistics research and works in all fields of internal and external logistics. In keeping…
H2LogisticsOnRail
The company DB Cargo BTT GmbH already transports liquid hydrogen safely and in an environmentally friendly way by rail. Hydrogen as a compressed gas is currently still transported in pressure…
AmmonVector
Transporting hydrogen over long distances, under high pressure or liquefied at cryogenic temperatures, is very costly compared to transporting oil and is not yet feasible due to a lack of suitable…
H2steel
The H2Stahl real-world laboratory aims at a far-reaching conversion of the steel industry to hydrogen technologies. In this way, CO2 emissions can be reduced in Duisburg, the largest European steel…
DUH-IT
The DUH-IT cooperation project promotes the transfer of knowledge and technology on the topic of blockchain in the Dortmund-Unna-Hamm region. The focus is on logistics, trade and production as well as…
H2BF
The first step on the way to steel takes place in the blast furnace. There, oxygen is removed from the iron ore, traditionally with the help of carbon. Among other things, carbon dioxide in the form…
LOReley
The LOReley project aims to solve, with its research and demonstration tasks, one part of the existing problems and questions in the area of materially based energy storage. This includes both…
Procurement of a waste collection vehicle in Hürth
NIP II market activation: Procurement of a waste collection vehicle with alternative drive system
Zentrum für Brennstoffzellentechnik (ZBT)
Das Zentrum für Brennstoffzellentechnik (ZBT) führt als gemeinnützige Gesellschaft der Universität Duisburg-Essen sowohl Grundlagen- als auch anwendungsorientierte Forschung in den Bereichen…
H2Giga_NG1_StaR
The StaR (Stack Revolution) project addresses challenges in the cost-effective manufacture of electrolysis stacks. A new stack design based on low-cost materials and production-oriented manufacturing…
FlexLadleHeat - Flexible use of hydrogen and ammonia in ladle fires in the steel industry
The aim of the FlexLadleHeat project is to develop a fuel-flexible oxyfuel ladle heating system for preheating and drying ladles in the steel industry. The ladle furnace system is to be capable of…
Procurement of 2 waste collection vehicles in Wuppertal
NIP II market activation: procurement of 2 waste collection vehicles with alternative drives
H2W – Hydrogen for Wuppertal
In Wuppertal, hydrogen is produced by electrolysis, with the electricity required for this process coming from the waste-to-energy plant operated by Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH Wuppertal. This…
Hydrogen storage RWE Epe-H2
The Gronau-Epe site is also ideal as a hydrogen storage location due to its proximity to the planned hydrogen pipeline between Lingen and the Ruhr area, combined with optimal geological conditions for…
R2R-CCM
The aim of the R2R-CCM project is to reduce the costs of PEM fuel cells by developing a new, mass-market and more cost-effective production process. The core of the project is the so-called Catalyst…
4FH2Max
In stationary gas turbines, the transition to CO2-free energy generation can be made in steps. Here, the fuel composition is successively shifted from pure natural gas towards hydrogen. The burners in…
AMAZING
The use of renewable energy in conjunction with a membrane not only offers the advantage of using renewable electrical energy to heat the reactor, but also opens up the potential for improved use of…
Redox3D - Development of optimized reactive structures and receiver-reactor geometries for solar thermochemical hydrogen production
Solar thermochemical processes represent a promising possibility for producing large-scale, regenerative and cost-efficient hydrolysis under these conditions in the future. The technology of solar…
Transport of hydrogen in rocks, taking into account abiotic and microbial redox reactions (H2_ReacT2)
As part of the GEO:N specialist program “Use of Underground Geosystems,” H2_ReacT and the follow-up project H2_React2 were funded as collaborative projects between RWTH Aachen University, the Federal…
REFHYNE II
REFHYNE II is the continuation of the successful REFHYNE I project and is funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Building on the experience gained with the 10-megawatt…
Pilot project H2-MiX
In Niederberg and Borr, hydrogen is being used for heat supply for the first time. Since October 2022, 20 percent has been fed into the gas network of the two Erftstadt districts. Before I came to the…
AmmoniaValid
The theme of the project is the development and validation of reactors for nearly loss-free hydrogen production from ammonia (NH3). The energy to maintain the endothermic decomposition reaction is…
CAMPFIRE TransHyDE (UP4)
The CAMPFIRE alliance was founded as part of the funding program “WIR! - Change through innovation in the region” of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The aim is to research and…
smartVessel – Fibre-based sensors in hydrogen tanks
The smartVessel research project is developing an intelligent condition monitoring system for fibre-reinforced plastic hydrogen tanks in order to reduce maintenance costs by at least 50% and safely…
ALELY - Alkaline electrolysis
In the ALELY project, materials developed by the partners such as membranes, ionomers and electrocatalysts were used and qualified and characterized for use in an AEMEL system. New membrane electrode…
NexPlas – NEXT GENERATION PLASMA CONVERSION: Integration of green hydrogen into the plasma conversion of CO2
The NexPlas project aims to produce higher-quality chemicals from green hydrogen and CO2. The goal of NexPlas is the production of methanol – an important raw material of the chemical industry. The…
GET H2 TransHyDE (UP2)
The project considers the entire transport chain for gaseous hydrogen via pipeline: starting with the feed-in, including the compressor station, to the feed-out to downstream networks, hydrogen…
Procurement of a waste collection vehicle in Mülheim adR
NIP II market activation: procurement of a waste collection vehicle with alternative drive
Operation of glass melting tanks with hydrogen-rich coke oven gas
Since March 2025, glass manufacturer Verallia in Essen has been using hydrogen-rich energy gas (coke oven gas) from ArcelorMittal Bremen's coking plant in Bottrop for its production processes. The…
Procurement of 2 waste collection vehicles in Münster
NIP II market activation: procurement of 2 waste collection vehicles with alternative drives
NIP II - HZwoSafeTank
Continuous and economical monitoring of hydrossert pressure vessels using integrated sensors
Procurement of two waste collection vehicles in Duisburg
NIP II market activation: Local emission-free waste collection in Duisburg
H-dot - Radical chemistry with the hydrogen atom through water activation
Water activation, which enables the transfer of universally abundant hydrogenation into value-added compounds, is an important field of research in modern science. Hydrogenation of alkenes, arenes and…
HYPAT
In the long term, Germany is dependent on energy imports from regions of the world with plenty of wind and sun to cover a large part of its demand for green hydrogen and its synthesis products. In…
PolyH2Pipe
The production of green hydrogen is currently still quite expensive. In order to reduce the plant costs for electrolyzers, the materials used must be considered. The use of thermoplastic pipes instead…
H2-HotRoll
The aim of the project is to reduce or avoid CO2 emissions in the steel industry through the use of hydrogen in continuously operated thermal process plants, using reheating furnaces as an example.…
H2Giga_NG3_HY-Core
The HY-Core project aims to scale AEM electrolysis from laboratory scale to megawatt scale by ensuring high operational stability and resilience. The modular system consists of several connectable…
FlyGo - Fuel cell-supported mobility for environmentally friendly vehicles and aircraft
The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT developed in the FlyGO project together with its project partners new concepts for a large-scale production chain of fuel cell components in…
H2Giga_QT1.1_PrometH2eus
Oxygen evolution at the anode of an electrolytic cell has a significant influence on the performance of alkaline water electrolysis and is therefore the focus of PrometH2eus' research. The aim is to…
TransHyDE_FP3: Reforming of ammonia (AmmoRef)
The TransHyDE flagship project aims to advance hydrogen transport technologies in five accompanying research projects and four demonstration projects. The goal is to answer all questions that are…
Multi-SOFC at the Herrmann-Josef Hospital Erkelenz
The Hermann-Josef-Krankenhaus (HJK) Erkelenz is a showcase project for the climate-friendly energy supply of the future. Robert Bosch GmbH and Hydrogenious LOHC NRW GmbH are demonstrating for the…
StEAM - Sector transformation in the energy system: Analysis and modeling of possible hydrogen strategies
In previous research regarding the future design of the future economy, the focus is often on the national perspective, for example in the optimization of an inner German supply chain. However, to…
Smart Factory Metelen
The Smart Business Park Metelen aims to operate the office buildings of Westnetz GmbH almost entirely self-sufficiently in terms of electricity. Two photovoltaic systems on the roof convert sunlight…
HyQ²Ra
The HyQ²Ra project consortium has set itself the goal of improving the gas quality and quantity at hydrogen filling stations for end users. There are particularly high demands on the hydrogen quality…
H2-Ready
The project addresses the following questions: Supply, demand, and infrastructure: What transformation paths can Germany's current natural gas-based infrastructure take in light of evolving supply and…
Series production of hydrogen fuel cell based train propulsion systems
Cummins Hydrogenics GmbH has been producing fuel cell systems for Alstom trains since March 2022 in the Herten Hydrogen Center for the world's first passenger trains operated with hydrogen fuel cells.…
H2.Modus
The project is based on the idea of simplifying the design of today's fuel cell systems. The result should be a significant increase in robustness, service life, and efficiency, while at the same time…
HZwoBoost: Development of innovative production processes for manufacturing hydrogen recirculation blowers
HZwoBoost is developing a safe and cost-effective manufacturing process for low-voltage and high-voltage hydrogen recirculation fans. Pierburg Pump Technology GmbH is integrating laser welding and…
tKH2steel
The tkH2Steel project by thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG is establishing climate-neutral steel production in North Rhine-Westphalia. Through the wide use of hydrogen, climate-friendly steel production of…
MAPEVA
With the MAPEVA project, Neumann & Esser, a company based in the Rhineland, is planning to set up a PEM electrolysis production facility with up to 400 jobs. The project will, with a highly innovative…
Hydrogen shunting locomotive
The aim of this study is to create the basis for further activity in the development, construction and initiation of a hydrogen-powered SGV locomotive and to test its feasibility. In particular, it is…
ETSAP-Germany
The 'Energy Technology Systems Analysis Program (ETSAP)' of the International Energy Agency (IEA) was initiated as a Technology Collaboration Program (TCP) in order to drive the IEA and its member…
H2 Atlas
The H2ATLAS-AFRICA Project is the beginning of a cooperation between the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and African partners in the Sub-Saharan region (SADC and ECOWAS countries) to…
H2Giga_QT5.1_HyPLANT100
HyPLANT100 focuses on optimisation and automation in the construction of large electrolysis plants. It researches the use of robotics and digital support in assembly to make production processes more…
H2Giga_NG2_StacIE
The StacIE (Stack Scale-up - Industrialization of PEM Electrolysis) research project aims to increase the efficiency of PEM electrolysis (Proton Exchange Membrane) for the gigawatt scale. Using…
NextH2
The project partners are focusing on optimising the core element of an electrolyser, the cell. The participants are investigating how the thickness of the partitions between the electrodes of a cell…
BipolarPilot
The goal of the project is the construction of a demonstration system for coating pre-formed and welded bipolar plates (BPP) made of stainless steel for use in PEM fuel cells. These offer technical…
SOC-Degradation 2.0
Electrolysers and fuel cells based on solid oxide electrolytes achieve the highest efficiency compared to alkaline or PEM systems. The problem is that SOC technology is less durable and less robust…
TransHyDE_FP2: Secure infrastructure
The TransHyDE flagship project aims to advance hydrogen transport technologies in five accompanying research projects and four demonstration projects. The goal is to answer all questions that are…
NIP II - FC-Truck
Development and testing of a fuel cell system and a mobile and self-sufficient refueling system for heavy commercial vehicles
iNEW 2.0
The focus of the Innovation Space iNEW is the research, further development and implementation of advanced electrolysis technologies for Power-to-X (P2X) applications. In this way, not only green…
HyTech
Dark fermentation of biomass is a sustainable and resource-efficient way of producing green hydrogen. By spatially separating the biogas process into hydrolysis, acidogenesis and acetogenesis in the…
H2BCTurbo - Effect of H2 combustion on the durability of thermal insulation layers in the hot gas section of gas turbines
The combustion of hydrogen in a gas turbine has been identified as a sustainable solution for reducing CO2 emissions. However, the combustion of pure hydrogen leads to a significant increase in the…
10 H2 industrial truck fleet for factory transport at the Daimler plant in Düsseldorf
National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP) - Phase II: H2 industrial truck fleet for internal plant transport at Mercedes-Benz in Düsseldorf
H2BED
The 'H2BED' project aims at the development of technologies for 100% hydrogen-gas turbines to speed up the energy transition in Germany. Technologies for the DLE hydrogen combustion, materials…
GET H2 Nucleus
The GET H2 partners bp, Evonik, Nowega, OGE, RWE Gas Storage West, and RWE Generation want to jointly build the first publicly accessible hydrogen infrastructure. The GET H2 Nukleus project connects…
Prometheus
The consortium of the joint project 'Prometheus' is developing a new type of cell stack for PEM electrolysis to generate hydroseration from renewable energy. The aim of the consortium is to achieve a…
OffsH2ore
For the energy transition to be successful, sustainable hydropower is a key pillar of the energy system. Due to limited expansion capacity of wind turbines and photovoltaic systems on land, importing…
NIP II - HyLand H2 Hagen
H2 Hagen – Integrated hydrogen concept for the region
Hydrogen Competence Region Düssel.Rhine.Wupper
The cities of Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Wuppertal, the Rhine district of Neuss and the district of Mettmann already combine numerous areas of expertise in the field of future hydrogen mobility. The idea…
NIP II - H2kit
Fuel cell-based conversion kits for trucks with energy-intensive auxiliary consumers
H2EL Hydrogen Coordination Emscher-Lippe
The Emscher-Lippe H2EL hydrogen coordination initiative is a WiN Emscher-Lippe initiative aimed at establishing a regional hydrogen economy. It deals with projects and strategies relating to the…
Hydrogen Alliance District of Soest
The Soest District Hydrogen Alliance is an open forum for business, science and public administration in the Soest district on the subject of the hydrogen economy. The forum promotes professional…
HyConnect OWL
HyConnect OWL builds on the experience gained in the predecessor project HyDrive OWL and pursues a practical approach with the central network idea: cooperation, networking and hydrogen procurement.…
HYMAT-Energie
The district of Steinfurt and energieland2050 e. V. are working with numerous stakeholders from the region to ramp up the market for hydrogen technology. Together, we are implementing projects and…
H2 in the brick industry
The use of hydrogen sulfide or its admixture, if possible without the costly reinstallation of complete kiln systems, has not yet been introduced in the brick industry. Knowledge about the current…
Hydrogen HUB RKN/Rhineland
The hub supports the hydrogen infrastructure as well as the market launch and application of hydrogen technologies. By initiating and helping to shape pilot projects, real-world laboratories and…
H2Giga_QT2.1_DegradEL3: TP2 PEMEL
Degrad-El3 investigates degradation mechanisms and makes lifetime predictions for various electrolysis technologies. Accelerated aging tests and the use of AI technologies are intended to speed up…
h2-netzwerk-ruhr
The h2-netzwerk-ruhr is a registered association that has set itself the task of promoting hydrogen and fuel cell technology in the region: on the one hand through concrete economic development, and…
NIP II - Hy-Lab
Hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles enable emission-free electric mobility with long ranges and short refueling times. However, hydrogen can contain impurities that damage fuel cells. In order to…
SupplHyInno Rhineland
The aim of SupplHyInno Rhineland is to bring together regional and supraregional players from industry, science and society in a joint project and to use their combined expertise to transfer hydrogen…
NIP II: H2Fuel
The main basis for the mandatory hydrogen delivery quality at hydrogen filling stations, which will be mandatory across Europe at the end of 2017, is ISO 14687-2. However, the limit values specified…
HyCologne
As a cluster of competent companies, the network acts as a consultant and project manager for hydrogen technology - with a growing membership base and radius of action. HyCologne representatives work…
PowerPaste
The content of this joint project is the further development and testing of a compact energy supply for electric drives based on PEM fuel cells, independent of the classic hydrogen infrastructure…
Hy.Region.Rhein-Ruhr
The hydrogen initiative “Hy.Region.Rhein.Ruhr eV” creates a central interface for the activities of the various partners in the field of hydrogen economy in Duisburg and the surrounding area. This…
Trans4Real
The Trans4ReaL joint project reflects the transfer research of the real-world laboratories of the energy transition, with a focus on hydrogen technologies and sector coupling. The aim is to…
H2UB
H2UB connects start-ups with companies, universities, research institutes and investors. H2UB creates synergies that accelerate the development of the hydrogen market in Europe. Start-ups often have…
H2Herten
In recent years, numerous companies and institutions that are committed to renewable energies, particularly in the field of hydrogen and fuel cell technology, have settled on the former Ewald mine…
HydrOB - Hydrogen Technologies Oberhausen
Bringing hydrogen technologies to large-scale industry, trade and private households – this is the goal behind the launch of the ‘Campus for Hydrogen Technologies Oberhausen – HydrOB’ initiative in…
H2-LeakDect
The aim of the H2LeakDect project, funded by the BMVI and coordinated by NOW, is to develop a novel test procedure for the detection and detection of leaks in hydrogen components and systems.
Hydrogen Hub Aachen
The HYDROGEN HUB Aachen identifies the need for research and development expertise and infrastructure for regional SMEs, initiates innovation processes and supports the development of new business…
HyCleanUp
Fuel cell-based mobility requires clean hydrogen. In the NRW Hy-Cleanup project, ZBT is collaborating with the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research to research novel materials for removing…
Aachen Process Engineering (AVT)
The AVT is an association of 5 former chairs with different focuses in process engineering. For example, catalyst materials for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 are investigated there with regard…
Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology
The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT develops system solutions for the networked, adaptive production of sustainable and resource-efficient products and the associated services. In…
Helmholtz Cluster Hydrogen (HC-H2)
The Helmholtz Cluster HC-H2 in Jülich conducts research and demonstrates innovative hydrogen technologies along the entire value chain — production, storage, transport and use — and aims to transform…
NH3toH2
The Faculty of Energy Technology of the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Duisburger Zentrum für BrennstoffzellenTechnik GmbH (ZBT) are working on the "NH3toH2" project on hydrogen production from…
RH2INE
The RH2INE programme is an initiative of the province of Zuid-Holland and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. RH2INE is the first comprehensive corridor approach and aims to realise market-ready…
EcoPort 813 – H2UB DeltaPort
The district of Wesel is pooling regional hydrogen activities in the Lower Rhine region with the ‘EcoPort 813 – H₂UB DeltaPort’ working group. The aim is to develop the DeltaPort Lower Rhine ports as…
KaLiBer
The trend in the use of hydrogen in PEM fuel cells is increasingly towards larger applications. In addition to heavy-duty transport (long-distance trucks and buses), the fuel cell is also interesting…
Hydrogen Alliance Westphalia
The Westphalia Hydrogen Alliance is a joint initiative of the city of Hamm and the district of Unna and is committed to the market ramp-up of hydrogen technology. More than 50 representatives from…
Climate Port Gelsenkirchen
Becoming climate neutral as quickly as possible: that is the goal of the ‘Klimahafen Gelsenkirchen’ initiative. It is backed by companies from the city port of Gelsenkirchen and the surrounding area,…
H2-Substitution II
The cooperation project investigates the effects of firing H2-rich gas mixtures on the products of metallurgical processes. In addition, possible effects of H2 admixture on fittings and pipe materials…
BiDRoGen - Decentralized production of green hydrogen from solid waste materials
The decentralized production of green hydrogen from solid waste materials using thermochemical gasification is technically feasible, but to date it has rarely been possible to implement it…
GreenMotionSteel
As part of Air Liquide's GreenMotionSteel project, a 120-megawatt electrolyser is to be built at the Marl Chemical Park. The project is classified as an Important Project of Common European Interest…
H2Mare_VB1: H2Wind 'Self-sufficient offshore H2 electrolysis'
The best conditions for generating renewable electricity exist at sea. The direct production of green hydrogen in offshore plants from wind energy without a grid connection can significantly reduce…
H2 WIM
The Münster Hydrogen Initiative (WIM) was founded in 2020. Its goals are to establish hydrogen in Münster and the Münsterland region to reduce emissions, to promote public interest in hydrogen among…
NIP II - HySteelStore
Development of hydrostatic high-pressure accumulators made of high-strength precision steel tubes for fuel cell vehicles.
Technology Promotion Münster
The core competence of Technologieförderung Münster GmbH lies in promoting technology and innovation, as well as providing start-up advice and growth support to technology-oriented companies. This…
P2X-2
The goal of the project is to develop new technologies that can be produced using renewable energy from water and CO. "Power-to-X" technologies thus represent a solution approach towards successful,…
TrHy
TrHy covers the entire spectrum of innovation development, knowledge transfer, standardization, certification and testing of fuel cell-based drive systems for the heavy-duty sector. Road, rail, water…
Hydrogen Metropole Ruhr HyMR
The Hydrogen Metropole Ruhr HyMR, an initiative of the Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR) and the Business Metropole Ruhr (BMR), supports the market ramp-up of the hydrogen economy in the Ruhr Metropolis and…
Hydrogen transport pipeline for Westmünsterland
Wasserstoff Entwicklungs GmbH & Co. KG is bringing hydrogen as an energy source to Westmünsterland. Its goal is to establish a hydrogen-based economy in the region. A key milestone in this endeavour…
Center for Fuel Cell Technology (ZBT)
The Center for Fuel Cell Technology (ZBT), a non-profit organization of the University of Duisburg-Essen, conducts both basic and application-oriented research in the fields of hydrogen technology,…
Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT)
The aim of the research is to develop a sustainable energy and raw materials economy. This also includes the industrialization of electrolysis in order to reduce the costs of electrolysis plants and…
hydrogen application center h2herten
In recent years, numerous companies and institutions that are committed to renewable energies, particularly in the field of hydrogen and fuel cell technology, have settled on the former Ewald mine…
H2Giga_TP_DERIEL
The DERIEL project investigates the ageing mechanisms of various electrolyser components. The focus is on investigations that are as close as possible to real-world applications. The aim is to develop…
Gas and Heat Institute Essen eV
Thanks to the close links between the research and development, education and testing laboratory departments, the GWI is the point of contact for all matters relating to hydrogen. We examine the…
Max Planck Institute for Coal Research
The research activities focus on the development of new light metal hydrides for hydrogen storage, materials for high-temperature heat storage and on applications of ball milling processes for the…
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
Research focuses at the MPI CEC include hydrogen production through electrolysis (water splitting), chemical CO2 reduction, the conversion of hydrogen into other chemical products and transportable…
German Aerospace Center (DLR) – Institute for Solar Research
The focus of hydrogen research at the DLR Institute of Solar Research is solar thermal hydrogen production. A new multifunctional solar tower was opened for this purpose in 2020.
Carbon2Chem: Overall project
The Carbon2Chem initiative aims to utilize metallurgical gases from steel production as a raw material for chemical products. In addition to CO₂, these gases also contain carbon monoxide (CO),…
DLR Institute for Future Fuels
The Institute for Future Fuels is based on the work of the DLR on solar thermal fuel production. Important components for the production of solar fuels, such as reactive materials and solar chemical…
H2Mare_VB2: PtX-Wind 'Offshore Power-to-X processes'
The best conditions for generating renewable electricity exist at sea. The direct production of green hydrogen in offshore plants from wind energy without a grid connection can significantly reduce…
Forschungszentrum Jülich: -Techno-economic system analysis (IEK-3) -Electrochemical process engineering (IEK-14)
Sector coupling is an essential component of the energy system analyses of IEK-3. This also includes the investigation of hydrogen production by means of electrolysis. In the area of PEM electrolysis,…
Me²H2
In the “Methane Pyrolysis” project, two different processes for the endothermic decomposition of methane, e.g., as a component of natural gas, into the elements carbon and hydrogen were developed, one…
Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
Technologically advanced solutions for hydrogen storage are being developed in the HBS hydrogen laboratory. To this end, an H2 research infrastructure is being set up for physical and simulation-based…
Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Topics in the field of hydrogen research are mostly dealt with at the Cologne Institute for Renewable Energy (CIRE) and the Institute for Automation Technology (IA). The CIRE combines teaching and…
University of Duisburg-Essen
Many questions in the field of hydrogen research are addressed at the Center for Fuel Cell Technology, which is a non-profit organization of the University of Duisburg-Essen.
Westphalian University
The electrolysis research of the Westphalian University takes place at the Westphalian Energy Institute. The focus is on the investigation and research of PEM electrolysis. For the work, the institute…
HyFilDrain
The future increase in hydrogen demand is bringing pipeline transport to the fore. Due to long transport distances, hydrogen must be regularly compressed to its initial pressure. Compression requires…
Ruhr University Bochum
The researchs The RUB covers many different areas of electrolysis research. Among other things, the RUB is involved in the nationwide flagship project H2Giga, the aim of which is the series production…
University of Applied Sciences Südwestfalen – Center H2Energy
The work of the H2Energy Center is primarily focused on hydrogen mobility. Issues addressed include material analysis, storage systems, vehicle concepts and refueling concepts.
Wuppertal Institute
The Wuppertal Institute sees itself as a think tank for impact- and application-oriented sustainability research. The focus of its work is on shaping transformation processes towards a…
COSIMa
The aim of the project is to prepare for the world's first climate-neutral glass production in 2030. Glass production requires temperatures of more than 1,500 degrees Celsius, which until now have…
FH Münster - Department of Energy - Buildings - Environment
The Department of Energy - Buildings - Environment at Münster University of Applied Sciences deals with current challenges in everyday life such as affordable and renewable energy, clean air, clean…
H2 Solution Lab
The "H2 Solution Lab" is to be built at the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences on the Gelsenkirchen campus and will pave the way into the hydrogen economy, particularly for medium-sized…
H2HoWi
Holzwickede is becoming a pioneer: In the community near Dortmund, 100 percent green hydrogen (H2) is now flowing for the first time through a public natural gas pipeline. The distribution network…
H2Giga_QT6.1_HyLeiT
HyLeiT focuses on the electrical system technology of electrolysis plants, in particular the power converter technology between the grid and the electrolyser. The aim is to reduce the costs of power…
H2Raum - Mittelstand Ruhr 2030 (H2Raum)
H2Raum supports the establishment of green hydrogen for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Ruhr region. With H2Raum, the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences and Fraunhofer IEG are…
TransHyDE_FP1: System analysis of transport solutions for green hydrogen
The TransHyDE flagship project aims to advance hydrogen transport technologies in five accompanying research and four demonstration projects. The goal is to answer all questions that are still open…
Institute for Sustainable Hydrogen Economy
The Institute for Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (INW) at the Jülich Research Center forms the continuity-creating core of the Helmholtz Cluster for Sustainable and Infrastructure-Compatible Hydrogen…
MarrakEsH - Modular, renewable, and self-sufficient energy supply with H2 technology
The consortium behind the MarrakEsH joint project has set itself the goal of researching a renewable, efficient, self-sufficient concept for supplying energy to private households, small businesses,…
Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Energy IEG
The Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Energy IEG conducts research at seven locations in the fields of integrated energy infrastructures, geothermal energy and…
Long-term scenarios for the transformation of the energy system
In the project "Long-term scenarios for the transformation of the energy system in Germany", scenarios for the future development of the energy system are being modelled on behalf of the Federal…
Duisburg - Am Schlütershof (700bar)
Adress: Am Schlütershof 27, 47059 Duisburg
Perspectives of offshore hydrogen production in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
This study analyses new approaches for connecting offshore wind farms in the German EEZ. It focuses on innovative concepts for combining electricity and hydrogen grid connections – for example,…
Düren - Im Großen Tal (350/700bar)
Adress: Im Großen Tal 1, 52353 Düren
HyNRGCube - Development, implementation and testing of a stationary hydrogen fuel cell system
Green hydropower will be an energy source with a derived availability, and highly efficient solutions must be used for its reconversion to electricity. For the overall operation, economically viable…
Düsseldorf - Höherweg (350/500/700bar HD)
Adress: Höherweg 202, 40233 Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf - Ikea (350/700bar)
Adress: Oerschbachstraße 142, 40589 Düsseldorf
SUNIES - Sustainable and innovative fuel cell applications for island energy systems
The energy supply (electricity, heating and cooling) and water supply of islands – both geographically and in terms of decentralised island regions – are part of a modern, sustainable energy policy.…
Essen - Katernberger Straße (700bar)
Adress: Katernberger Str. 99, 45327 Essen