Hydrogen in NRW

Projects, innovations, ideas, filling stations

KML: Wasserstoffnetz der Air Liquide

Das bereits im Jahr 1938 gegründete private Wasserstoffnetz der Air Liquide im Rhein-Ruhr-Gebiet verläuft von Castrop-Rauxel über Marl, Oberhausen, Duisburg, Krefeld, Leverkusen, Dormagen,…

TransHyDE_UP1

Infrastructure project

On the island of Rügen lies the Mukran Port, Germany's northernmost seaport. Here the TransHyDE project Mukran is developing an innovative high-pressure spherical…

Frechen - Kölner Straße

Kölner Straße 209, 50226 Frechen

COSIMa

Industrial Application

The feasibility studies provide the technical basis for converting the flat glass manufacturing processes to hydroseration with electrical heating and energy…

Herten

Marie-Curie-Str/Albert-Einstein-Allee , 45699 Herten

HyGlass

Industrial Application

Together with the Gas and Heat Institute Essen eV, BV Glas is exploring the possibility of using hydrogen in the glass industry.

Köln/Bonn Flughafen

Nordallee 1, 51147 Köln

Multi-SOFC at the Herrmann-Josef Hospital Erkelenz (sub-project C: HYDROGENIOUS LOHC NRW GmbH)

Hydrogen production

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…

Leverkusen

Karl-Krekeler-Str. 2, 51373 Leverkusen

HyGlass

Industrial Application

Together with the Gas and Heat Institute Essen eV, BV Glas is exploring the possibility of using hydrogen in the glass industry.

H2Loop

Hydrogen production

The aim of the project is to realize a fully automated control of the process temperature in a solar chemical multi-chamber reactor using the heliostat field. For this…

SWDhydrogenium

Hydrogen production

Stadtwerke Düsseldorf and Rheinbahn are investing in hydrogen technology to decarbonize the transport sector. In the SWDhydrogenium project, the companies are…

Münster

Kopenhagener Straße 19, 48163 Münster

Real laboratory: EnergieparkBL

Hydrogen production

As part of the 'Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park' project, the production, transport, storage and economic use of green hydrogen is to be industrialized from mid-2021. The…

Ratingen

Brachter Str. 36, 40882 Ratingen

RWE Demonstration Plant "Ibbenbüren"

Hydrogen production

The special feature of the RWE solution is that the waste heat generated during electrolysis is not released into the environment but is stored in a neighboring gas…

Herten AGR

Im Emscherbruch 11, 45699 Herten

Rheda-Wiedenbrück

Bielefelder Str. 145, 33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück

construction of an electrolyzer

Hydrogen production

NIP II - Market activation: Construction of an electrolyzer to supply a hydrogen filling station with 'green' hydrogen.

FlyGo

Mobility

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…

Wesseling

Ahrstraße 99, 50389 Wesseling

heat island Linnich

Infrastructure project

In the fall of 2022, the hydrogen heat island in Linnich successfully started a trial operation. Gelsenwasser Energienetze operates a 130-meter-long distribution…

PtG-MSE

Hydrogen production

In this joint project, a power-to-gas test field is to be developed at the ZBT site as a pilot and demonstration platform on a technical scale and a detailed analysis…

Hydrogen pipeline network

Air Liquide's private hydrogen network in the Rhine-Ruhr area, founded in 1938, runs from Castrop-Rauxel via Marl, Oberhausen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Krefeld, Leverkusen, Dormagen to other cities.…

H2Giga_QT5.1_HyPLANT100

Hydrogen production

To be able to cover Germany's need for green hydrogen, we need large capacities and efficient, cost-effective electrolyzers. Although there are already powerful…

ChemCH2ange (feasibility study)

Other

The plan is to build a 100-megawatt water electrolysis plant to produce green hydrogen at the INEOS site in Cologne/Dormagen (see IPCEI project "ChemCH2ange"). The state government…

H2Giga_QT3.1_ ReNaRe

Hydrogen production

In addition to the development and optimization of electrolysers, the BMBF promotes the material recycling of used electrolysers in the sense of a holistic view. These…

Hydrogen Center Hamm

Hydrogen production

An important building block of the hydrogen economy in Hamm is the Hamm Hydrogen Center, which was founded in 2021 on the initiative of Stadtwerke Hamm and Trianel…

Recycling of Hydride Storage, Subproject: Vacuum Metallurgical Processing of EoL Hydrogen Storage Alloys

Infrastructure project

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…

H2HS

Mobility

The state of North Rhine-Westphalia is supporting the Rhineland region with 1.8 million euros in the development and application of hydrogen technologies. The H2Hs project was…

H2UB

Other

The five-year project aims to create a Europe-wide innovation cluster. The H2UB connects start-ups with established companies and research institutions from North Rhine-Westphalia in…

HydrOxy

Hydrogen production

As part of the HydrOxy Hub Walsum project, a PEM electrolyzer with a capacity of around 150 MW will be developed, built and operated in Duisburg-Walsum by 2027. The…

NIP II - GeBe-H2

Mobility

Procurement of a hydrogen vehicle

Portal Green

Other

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…

H2 Bedburg

Infrastructure project

H2 Bedburg is a joint project between RWE and the city of Bedburg with an electrolyzer for producing hydrogen, a filling station for industrial and private use and a…

TransHyDE_FP5

Infrastructure project

The TransHyDE lead project initiated by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) strives for the practical introduction of transport, distribution and…

Sleeping Giant

Hydrogen production

In the future, Westfalen Weser wants to use surplus wind energy to produce green hydrogen to supply industry and hydrogen filling stations. The municipal energy service…

Joint project: TrafoHyVe

Infrastructure project

As part of the joint project, an innovative planning methodology is to be developed for the efficient design of the transformation process at distribution network…

joint project: SolidScore

Hydrogen production

In the SolidScore research project, the existing spectrum of aqueous starting substrates previously used for biological hydrogen production is being expanded with the…

H2Giga_NG2_StacIE

Hydrogen production

The StacIE (Stack Scale-up - Industrialization of PEM Electrolysis) research project aims to increase the efficiency of PEM electrolysis (Proton Exchange Membrane) for…

Trailblazer

Hydrogen production

Air Liquide is building “Trailblazer”, a 20 MW electrolyzer to produce renewable hydrogen, at its Oberhausen site. The Trailblazer will be connected to Air Liquide's…

P2X-2

Hydrogen production

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…

REFHYNE

Hydrogen production

The world's largest PEM hydrogen electrolysis plant is located on the site of the Shell Rheinland refinery in Wesseling. Since July 2021, it has covered part of the…

HyCleanUp

Mobility

Quantitative Removal of Impurities from Hydrogen Gas for Fuel Cell Applications

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…

HyHeatStore

Infrastructure project

The aim is to develop and demonstrate a novel, magnesium hydride-based heat storage system for high-temperature applications that has a significantly higher storage…

H2LogisticsOnRail

Mobility

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…

AmmonVector

Mobility

The industrial demand for electricity and process heat, for example in Germany as an industrial location, is immense and cannot be met without imports of sustainably produced…

H2 steel

Industrial Application

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…

DUH-IT

Mobility

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…

H2BF

Industrial Application

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…

H2 Education Center

Other

key success factor for the market ramp-up of the new future technology of hydrogen is the timely training and further education of tomorrow's skilled workers. Companies in steel…

LOReley

Infrastructure project

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…

Joint project: H2BED; Subproject: Interaction of H2 with gas components and inhibitors

Other

Hydrogen can have a damaging effect on metal materials used in industrial processes. The project aims to determine whether small amounts of hydrogen associated gases, e.g. methane,…

WESTKUESTE100

Infrastructure project

The overarching goal of WESTKÜSTE100 is the decarbonisation of energy systems through innovative approaches. The core element is the construction and operation of a…

Wasserstoff HUB RKN/Rheinland

Der Hub unterstützt die Wasserstoffinfrastruktur sowie die Markteinführung und Anwendung von Wasserstofftechnologien. Durch die Initiierung und Mitgestaltung von Pilotprojekten, Reallaboren und…

procurement of a garbage collection vehicle

Mobility

NIP II market activation: procurement of a refuse collection vehicle with alternative drive

NIP II - DELFIN

Mobility

The technical aim of the project is to research a hydrostatic storage technology that, compared to the current state of the art or the technologies currently available on the…

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…

NIP II - H2-PKWs-KST

Mobility

The District of Steinfurt would like to be a Hydrogen Region that uses renewable energy generated locally for the generation of green hydrogen and the drive of fuel cells. So what…

NIP II - H2-PKWs-KST

Mobility

The district of Steinfurt would like to be a Hydrogen Region that uses renewable energy generated locally for the generation of green hydrogen and the drive of fuel cells. The…

H2Giga_NG1

Hydrogen production

To be able to cover Germany's need for green hydrogen, we need large capacities and efficient, cost-effective electrolyzers. Although there are already powerful…

COSIMa

Industrial Application

The feasibility studies provide the technical basis for converting the flat glass manufacturing processes to hydroseration with electrical heating and energy…

Joint project: FlexHybHeat; Sub-project: Development of plant models and an online life cycle assessment

Industrial Application

The overall aim of the FlexHybHeat project is to develop a flexible heating concept for steel billet reheating. The heating concept should be able to achieve warm-…

Joint project: FlexLadleHeat ; Subproject: Numerical and experimental investigations on the support

Industrial Application

The aim of the FlexLadleHeat project is to develop a fuel-flexible oxyfuel ladle fire system for preheating and drying ladles in the steel industry. The ladle fire…

procurement of 2 waste collection vehicles

Mobility

NIP II market activation: procurement of 2 waste collection vehicles with alternative drives

Production of green hydrogen by electrolysis

Mobility

NIP II market activation: Use of renewable, climate-friendly energy to produce green hydrogen by electrolysis to supply energy to 10 fuel cell buses (partner project 03B20301)

hydrogen storage facility RWE Epe-H2

IPCEI

Due to its proximity to the planned hydrogen transmission line between Lingen and the Ruhr area, Gronau-Epe is also suitable as a hydrogen storage location in conjunction with the…

R2R-CCM

Mobility

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…

Sleeping Giant

Buildings/quarters

In the future, Westfalen Weser wants to use surplus wind energy to generate green hydrogen to power industry and hydrogen filling stations. The municipal energy service…

SUNIES

Buildings/quarters

The energy supply (electricity, heat and cold) and the water supply of islands – both geographically and in the sense of decently organized island regions – are part of…

FlyGo

Mobility

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…

H2Loop

Hydrogen production

The aim of the project is to realize a fully automated control of the process temperature in a solar chemical multi-chamber reactor using the heliostat field. For this…

ASTOR_ST

Hydrogen production

Follow-up project of the ASTOR project: Automation of solar thermochemical cycles to reduce hydropower generation costs on a solar tower

4FH2Max (sub-project laboratory experiments)

Industrial Application

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…

Joint project: Redox3D

Hydrogen production

Solar thermochemical processes represent a promising possibility for producing large-scale, regenerative and cost-efficient hydrolysis under these conditions in the…

SET4H2

Other

The goal of SET4H2 is to support the newly founded Implementation Working Group for Hydrogen in the framework of the overworked SET-Plans in terms of organization, logistics and…

AMAZING

Wasserstoffproduktion

Die Nutzung erneuerbarer Energie in Kopplung mit einer Membran eröffnet neben dem vorteilhaften Einsatz erneuerbarer elektrischer Energie zur Reaktorbeheizung auch…

Joint project: Redox3D

Hydrogen production

Solar thermochemical processes represent a promising possibility for producing large-scale, regenerative and cost-efficient hydrolysis under these conditions in the…

UG: H2_ReacT

Infrastructure project

In the context of the GEO:N program “Use of underground geosystems”, H2_ReacT was supported as a cooperation project between RWTH Aachen, BGR and GFZ. The…

UG2: H2_React

Infrastructure project

In the context of the GEO:N program “Use of underground geosystems”, H2_ReacT was supported as a cooperation project between RWTH Aachen, BGR and GFZ. The…

Green Hydross Production for Aachen Public Transport

Hydrogen production

NIP II market activation: Green water generation for Aachen's public transport (H2-AC_STAWAG_1ELY)

Joint project: StEAM - Sector transformation in the energy system: Analysis and modelling of possible hydrogen strategies

Other

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…

REPHYNE 2

Hydrogen production

This project is the continuation of the REFHYNE project (see project "REFHYNE"), in which the Shell Rheinland refinery in Wesseling is installing a 10 MW PEM…

NIP II-HyLand

Hydrogen production

On the Friesenheimer Island in Mannheim, the central hydrogen high-pressure filling center "H2ub" with a capacity of 3 tons of H2 per day is being built. It will be the…

H2 steel

Industrial Application

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…

Energy-efficient logistics vehicle

Buildings/quarters

Innovative fire protection and energy-efficient operation of a logistics center

real-world laboratory: SmartQuart

Buildings/quarters

The central project goal is to develop a modular blueprint for a decentralized energy and heat transition at the district level. The scientific validation serves to…

Innovation cluster Clean Intralogistics Net (CIN)

Mobility

Fuel cells for logistics: a free platform for technology and science transfer between hydrogen suppliers, manufacturers and users of fuel cell systems in the field of logistics,…

Innovation cluster Clean Intralogistics Net

Mobility

NIP II: Innovation Cluster Clean Intralogistics Net 'Fuel Cells for Logistics' Phase 2 (CIN II): an open platform for the technology and knowledge transfer between hydrogen…

Hydra15

Hydrogen production

In order to be able to investigate the performance of such innovative systems in terms of applications in an industry-relevant environment, the goal of this project is…

VOMPELS

Hydrogen production

This project aims to make a contribution to the development of high-pressure electrolyzers that can be used industrially. The stack concept based on hydraulic…

HyHeatStore

Infrastructure project

The aim is to develop and demonstrate a novel, magnesium hydride-based heat storage system for high-temperature applications that has a significantly higher storage…

Hydra15

Hydrogen production

In order to be able to investigate the performance of such innovative systems in terms of applications in an industry-relevant environment, the goal of this project is…

Converting the fleet to alternative drives

Mobility

NIP II market activation: Converting fleets to alternative drives for sustainable, future-oriented mobility

Pilot project H2-MiX

Hydrogen production

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…

real-world laboratory: SmartQuart

Buildings/quarters

The main project goal is to develop a modular blueprint for a decentralized energy and heat transition at the district level. As a project partner, gridX is responsible…

AmmoniaValid

Hydrogen production

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…

TransHyDE_UP4

Hydrogen production

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…

smartVessel

Infrastructure project

To contribute to this goal, this research project aims to reduce the maintenance costs of hydrogen tanks by at least 50% and to safely utilize the entire service…

ALELY - Alkaline electrolysis

Hydrogen production

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…

NexPlas

Industrial Application

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…

TransHyDE_UP2

Infrastructure project

large part of the hydrogen transport will now be carried out via gas pipelines. For example, hydrogen can be transported in former natural gas pipelines. At least in…

Joint project: MarrakEsH

Hydrogen production

The consortium of the MarrakEsH joint project has set itself the goal of researching a regenerative, efficient, self-sufficient concept for the energy supply of private…

procurement of a waste collection vehicle

Mobility

NIP II market activation: procurement of a waste collection vehicle with alternative drive

production with hydrogen-rich coke oven gas

Industrial Application

From March 2024, three companies from the zinc, aluminum and glass industries (ZINQ and Trimet from Gelsenkirchen and Verallia from Essen) will be supplied with…

real-world laboratory: SmartQuart

Buildings/quarters

The main project goal is to develop a modular blueprint for a decentralized energy and heat transition at the district level. The holistic approach of the…

procurement of 2 waste collection vehicles

Mobility

NIP II market activation: procurement of 2 waste collection vehicles with alternative drive

NIP II - DELFIN

Mobility

The technical aim of the project is to research a hydrostatic storage technology that, compared to the current state of the art or the technologies currently available on the…

NIP II - DELFIN

Mobility

The technical aim of the project is to research a hydrostatic storage technology that, compared to the current state of the art or the technologies currently available on the…

ASTOR_ST

Hydrogen production

Follow-up project of the ASTOR project: Automation of solar thermochemical cycles to reduce hydropower generation costs on a solar tower

Joint project: BIC H2

Mobility

Since 2011, Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) has been using hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid buses in regular scheduled services. As part of the "Zero Emission" company project,…

Joint project: BIC H2

Mobility

Since 2011, Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) has been using hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid buses in regular scheduled services. As part of the "Zero Emission" company project,…

H2 Bedburg

Buildings/quarters

H2 Bedburg is a joint project between RWE and the city of Bedburg with an electrolyser for the production of hydrogen, an filling station for industry and private use,…

procurement of 2 waste collection vehicles

Mobility

NIP II market activation: procurement of 2 waste collection vehicles with alternative drives

ACT ELEGANCE

Hydrogen production

The goal of the multinational ACT project ELEGANCY is to speed up the decarbonization of the European Energy Systems through use of synergies between CCS and H2.

NIP II - R&D - Network: Monitoring of Hydrosserts Pressure Vessels

Hydrogen production

Continuous and economical monitoring of hydrossert pressure vessels using integrated sensors

rental of fuel cell vehicles

Mobility

NIP II Market Activation: Rental of fuel cell vehicles to customers from the research and development sectors of the automotive industry

TransHyDE_UP2

Infrastructure project

large part of the hydrogen transport will now be carried out via gas pipelines. For example, hydrogen can be transported in former natural gas pipelines. At least in…

TransHyDE_UP2

Infrastructure project

large part of the hydrogen transport will now be carried out via gas pipelines. For example, hydrogen can be transported in former natural gas pipelines. At least in…

TransHyDE_UP1

Infrastructure project

On the island of Rügen lies the Mukran Port, Germany's northernmost seaport. Here the TransHyDE project Mukran is developing an innovative high-pressure spherical…

ASTOR_ST

Hydrogen production

Follow-up project of the ASTOR project: Automation of solar thermochemical cycles to reduce hydropower generation costs on a solar tower

NIP II - ELEKTRA

Mobility

For the first time, a fully electric and hybrid drive concept, consisting of fuel cells and accumulators, based on an inland thrust concept and the dynamic interaction of the…

NIP II - ELEKTRA

Mobility

For the first time, a fully electric and hybrid drive concept, consisting of fuel cells and accumulators, based on an inland thrust concept and the dynamic interaction of the…

water toss generator MVA

Hydrogen production

NIP II market activation: Hydrogen generator_MVA Bielefeld-Herford GmbH_1ELY

use of hydrogen vehicles

Mobility

NIP II: Reduction of the dependency on fossil energy carriers through the use of hydrogens vehicles.

Local emission-free waste collection in Duisburg

Mobility

NIP II market activation: Local emission-free waste collection in Duisburg

ChemEFlex

Hydrogen production

This project has the goal to determine and economically assess the flexibility potential of Chlor-Alkali Electrolysis (CAE). The sub-project aims to investigate the…

SUNIES

Buildings/quarters

The energy supply (electricity, heat and cold) and the water supply of islands – both geographically and in the sense of decently organized island regions – are part of…

COSIMa

Industrial Application

The feasibility studies provide the technical basis for converting the flat glass manufacturing processes to hydroseration with electrical heating and energy…

TransHyDe_FP1

Infrastructure project

The TransHyDE lead project will promote hydrogen-transport technologies in five accompanying research and four demonstration projects. Transport technologies are to…

H-dot

Other

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…

SHSBALMBNA

Infrastructure project

The production of advanced alloys with exceptional sustainable, functional performance is a turning point for the commercialization of advanced manufacturing…

HYPAT

Other

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…

Trans4Real

Other

The joint project Trans4ReaL represents the transfer research of the real laboratories of the energy transition with regard to hydrogen technologies and sector coupling. The aim is…

Portal Green

Other

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…

NIP II - DELFIN

Mobility

The technical aim of the project is to research a hydrostatic storage technology that, compared to the current state of the art or the technologies currently available on the…

NIP II - DELFIN

Mobility

The technical aim of the project is to research a hydrostatic storage technology that, compared to the current state of the art or the technologies currently available on the…

Poly-H2-Pipe

Hydrogen production

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…

Me²H2

Hydrogen production

The joint project methane pyrolysis (Me²H2) is researching the production of climate-friendly hydrogen from natural gas. Although there are already processes for…

TransHyDe_FP1

Infrastructure project

The TransHyDE lead project will promote hydrogen-transport technologies in five accompanying research and four demonstration projects. Transport technologies are to…

H2 steel

Industrial Application

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…

H2BF

Industrial Application

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…

H2 in the brick industry

Industrial Application

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…

Joint project: H2-HotRoll

Industrial Application

The aim of the project is to reduce or gradually reduce energy-related CO2 emissions in continuously operating thermal processing plants by replacing carbon-based…

H2Giga_NG3_HY-Core

Hydrogen production

Enapter AG is building a factory in Saerbeck for AEM hydrogen electrolyzers, which turn green electricity and water into hydrogen. The electrolyzers are still…

ELEFACT

Hydrogen production

The Enapter GmbH and the Fachhochschule Münster (FH Münster) are working in their ELEFACT project on essential adjustments that can significantly speed up the hydrogen…

FlyGo

Mobility

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…

smartVessel

Infrastructure project

The Fraunhofer IPT is responsible for the joint project for sensor development and application as well as for the process development of laser-assisted tape winding…

Transsonic_CO2

Infrastructure project

The aim of the project is to develop a compressor with an axial design for the properties of CO2, i.e. a molecularly heavy gas. The technology developed here for…

Joint project: BIC H2

Mobility

Since 2011, Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) has been using hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid buses in regular scheduled services. As part of the "Zero Emission" company project,…

Joint project: BIC H2

Mobility

Since 2011, Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) has been using hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid buses in regular scheduled services. As part of the "Zero Emission" company project,…

H2Giga_QT1.1

Hydrogen production

To be able to cover Germany's need for green hydrogen, we need large capacities and efficient, cost-effective electrolyzers. Although there are already powerful…

TransHyDE_FP3

Infrastructure project

The aim of TransHyDE is to answer all the questions that Germany still has to ask itself in order to build a national hydrogen infrastructure. These questions must…

TransHyDE_KK

Infrastructure project

The TransHyDE lead project will promote hydrogen-transport technologies in five accompanying research and four demonstration projects. Transport technologies are to…

CatVIC

Hydrogen production

The CatVIC project (Catalytic Valorization of Industrial Carbon) is a German-French initiative supported by the French and German research ministries MESRI and BMBF…

BioJetFuel

Hydrogen production

Together with the partners BP Europa SE, RWE Power and RWE Renewables, the basic feasibility of a demonstration plant in the Rhineland lignite mining area for the…

NIP II - DELFIN

Mobility

The technical aim of the project is to research a hydrostatic storage technology that, compared to the current state of the art or the technologies currently available on the…

NIP II - H2-PKWs-KST

Mobility

The District of Steinfurt would like to be a Hydrogen Region that uses locally generated renewable energies for the generation of green hydrogen and the drive of fuel cells. It…

NIP II - H2-PKWs-KST

Mobility

The district of Steinfurt is becoming a hydrogen region that will use fifty of its renewable energy sources to produce green hydrogen and power fuel cells. What could be more…

PtG-MSE

Hydrogen production

In this joint project, a power-to-gas test field is to be developed at the ZBT site as a pilot and demonstration platform on a technical scale and a detailed analysis…

Multi-SOFC at the Herrmann-Josef Hospital Erkelenz (sub-project B: Hermann-Josef Foundation Erkelenz)

Hydrogen production

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…

fuel cell hybrid buses

Hydrogen production

By 2025, 108 hydrogen buses will join the RVK fleet of 83 hydrogen-powered buses (as of December 2023). To create the necessary infrastructure, one hydrogen filling…

BIC H2 Phase 2

Mobility

Since 2011, Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) has been using hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid buses in regular scheduled services. As part of the "Zero Emission" company project,…

Joint project: BIC H2

Mobility

Since 2011, Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) has been using hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid buses in regular scheduled services. As part of the "Zero Emission" company project,…

Joint project: BIC H2

Mobility

Since 2011, Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) has been using hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid buses in regular scheduled services. As part of the "Zero Emission" company project,…

Procurement and deployment of a large fleet of fuel cell hybrid buses

Mobility

NIP II market activation: Procurement and deployment of a large fleet of fuel cell hybrid buses for public transport and corresponding H2 infrastructure in the Cologne region

fuel cell cars

Mobility

NIP II - Market Activation: ZeroE_3 Application-related market activation of fuel cell cars in commercial fleets

fuel cell cars in commercial fleets

Mobility

NIP II - Market Activation: Application-related market activation of fuel cell cars in commercial fleets in Germany

Hydra15

Hydrogen production

In order to be able to investigate the performance of such innovative systems in terms of applications in an industry-relevant environment, the goal of this project is…

HYPAT

Other

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…

H2 in the brick industry

Industrial Application

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…

NIP II: H2Fuel

Infrastructure project

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.…

TransHyDE_UP4

Hydrogen production

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…

Joint project: StEAM - Sector transformation in the energy system: Analysis and modelling of possible hydrogen strategies

Other

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…

Smart Factory Metelen

Buildings/quarters

There, the Westenergie subsidiary Westnetz GmbH operates its office buildings almost completely self-sufficiently in terms of electricity. And it is gaining important…

Me²H2

Hydrogen production

The joint project methane pyrolysis (Me²H2) is researching the production of climate-friendly hydrogen from natural gas. Although there are already processes for…

Joint project: KaLiBer? Sub-project: Mobile air pollutant analysis

Industrial Application

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),…

HyQ²Ra

Mobility

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…

Sludge2P

Hydrogen production

The aim of the research project is to develop a novel process concept in which a product gas and a valuable fertilizer are produced by combining a two-stage sewage…

H2-Ready

Infrastructure project

The project devotes itself to the following questions: Supply, demand and infrastructure. Where can hydropower be best implemented and what are the consequences?

Series production of hydrogen fuel cell based train propulsion systems

Mobility

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…

ElementOne

Hydrogen production

thyssenkrupp intends to build an innovative 20 MW electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen in an innovation center of NEOM, a Saudi Arabian megaproject…

Joint project: H2Modus

Hydrogen production

The project is based on the idea of simplifying the structure of today's fuel cell systems. The result should be a significant increase in robustness, service life and…

WinHy

Hydrogen production

Shell and thyssenkrupp nucera are building one of the largest green hydrogen plants in Europe, 'Holland Hydrogen 1', a 200 MW alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) offshore…

joint project: HZwoBoost

Other

HZwoBoost develops a safe and cost-effective manufacturing process for low-voltage and high-voltage hydrogen-hydrogen recirculation fans to be more efficient. To more quickly spread…

MefCO2

Hydrogen production

Methanol is one of the most widely used and important platform chemicals and is already added to gasoline. Methanol is traditionally obtained from coal or coal. The aim…

tKH2steel

IPCEI

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…

MAPEVA

IPCEI

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…

HyHeatStore

Infrastructure project

The aim is to develop and demonstrate a novel, magnesium hydride-based heat storage system for high-temperature applications that has a significantly higher storage…

AMAZING

Hydrogen production

The use of renewable energy in conjunction with a membrane opens up not only the advantageous use of renewable electrical energy to heat the reactor, but also the…

hydrogen shunting locomotive

Mobility

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.…

ETSAP-Germany

Other

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…

ChemCh2ange

IPCEI

The aim of the ChemCH2 project is to use the hydrogen produced using renewable energy directly in the ammonia and methanol production plants operated by INEOS in Cologne. In…

H2 Atlas

Other

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…

Multi-SOFC at the Herrmann-Josef Hospital Erkelenz (Subproject A: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)

Hydrogen production

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…

LLC: P2G++

Infrastructure project

In the sub-project "P2G++" ("Seasonal storage in coupled, renewable energy systems using power-to-gas (P2G)") the researchers investigate how large amounts of…

H2Giga_QT5.1_HyPLANT100

Hydrogen production

To be able to cover Germany's need for green hydrogen, we need large capacities and efficient, cost-effective electrolyzers. Although there are already powerful…

MINFRA

Other

The aim of the project is to answer the following questions: How do different CO2 reduction strategies for the German energy system affect existing and future energy supply…

H2Loop

Hydrogen production

The aim of the project is to realize a fully automated control of the process temperature in a solar chemical multi-chamber reactor using the heliostat field. For this…

NeStPEL II

Hydrogen production

A key cost driver for the costs of PEM electrolysis and thus the final hydrogen production costs is the current collector component, which is currently usually realized…

H2Giga_NG2_StacIE

Hydrogen production

The StacIE (Stack Scale-up - Industrialization of PEM Electrolysis) research project aims to increase the efficiency of PEM electrolysis (Proton Exchange Membrane) for…

NextH2

Hydrogen production

The project partners Forschungszentrum Jülich, De Nora Deutschland and ThyssenKrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers concentrate on optimising the core element of an…

BipolarPilot

Other

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…

Joint project: BIC H2

Mobility

Since 2011, Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) has been using hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid buses in regular scheduled services. As part of the "Zero Emission" company project,…

FlyGo

Mobility

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…

Joint project: BIC H2

Mobility

Since 2011, Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) has been using hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid buses in regular scheduled services. As part of the "Zero Emission" company project,…

real-world laboratory: SmartQuart

Buildings/quarters

The central project goal is the development of a modular blueprint for a decentralized energy and heat transition at the district level. The city of Bedburg plans,…

P2X-2

Hydrogen production

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…

EnStadt

Infrastructure project

As part of the overall project, the area of the disused air base in Oldenburg is to be reused to create a climate-neutral district in which the energy requirements…

SOC-Degradation_2

Hydrogen production

Electrolysers and fuel cells based on solid oxide electrolytes reach the highest efficiency compared to alkaline or PEM systems. The problem: the so-called SOC…

NIP II - ELEKTRA II

Mobility

In the present project, water and fuel cell technology are being implemented in conjunction with accumulators on tugboats. The hybrid drive for regional traffic in Berlin and…

TransHyDE_FP2

Infrastructure project

The TransHyDE lead project will promote hydrogen-transport technologies in five accompanying research and four demonstration projects. Transport technologies are to…

NIP II - FC-Truck

Mobility

Development and testing of a fuel cell system and a mobile and self-sufficient refueling system for heavy commercial vehicles

iNEW 2.0

Hydrogen production

The focus of the Innovation Space iNEW is the research, further development and implementation of advanced electrolysis technologies for Power-to-X (P2X) applications.…

MobFuelH2 2.0

Mobility

Further development and expansion of the mobile filling unit

BioJetFuel

Hydrogen production

Together with the partners BP Europa SE, RWE Power and RWE Renewables, the basic feasibility of a demonstration plant in the Rhineland lignite mining area for the…

HyTech

Hydrogen production

The aim of the HyTech project is to produce regenerative hydrogen using innovative biohydrogen technology (dark fermentation). To this end, the process (2-stage) will…

Joint project H2BCTurbo? Subproject: H2 resistance under thermocyclic stress

Other

The combustion of hydrogen in a gas turbine was identified as a sustainable solution for the reduction of CO2 emissions. However, the combustion of pure hydrogen leads to a…

H2 in the brick industry

Industrial Application

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…

Joint project: H2BED; Sub-project: Thermal insulation coating systems for 100% hydrogen-capable gas turbines

Other

Germany is faced with the challenge of continuing on its chosen path of phasing out coal-fired power generation (by 2030) and nuclear energy (by 2023), while at the same time…

H2 industrial truck fleet for factory transport

Mobility

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 - Phase…

Joint project: H2BED; Sub-project: Development of burner technology and thermal insulation layers

Other

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,…

GET H2 Nucleus

IPCEI

The GET H2 partners bp, Evonik, Nowega, OGE and RWE Generation want to work together to build the first publicly owned hydrogen infrastructure. The GET H2 Nukleus project connects…

P2X-2

Hydrogen production

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…

Prometheus

Hydrogen production

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…

smartVessel

Infrastructure project

To contribute to this goal, this research project aims to reduce the maintenance costs of hydrogen tanks by at least 50% and to safely utilize the entire service…

NIP II - GeBe-H2

Mobility

Procurement of two hydrogen vehicles

OffsH2ore

Hydrogen production

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…

H2 readiness

Hydrogen production

In a pilot project, the possibility of converting a commercial local network to hydroseration operation to supply private households is being examined in more detail.…

HyHeatStore

Infrastructure project

The aim is to develop and demonstrate a novel, magnesium hydride-based heat storage system for high-temperature applications that has a significantly higher storage…

HyExpert - Düren district

For years, the district has been on the way to becoming a model region that focuses on the future topic of hydrogen. The district of Düren is positioning itself on many levels and is constantly…

Sludge2P

Hydrogen production

The aim of the research project is to develop a novel process concept in which a product gas and a valuable fertilizer are produced by combining a two-stage sewage…

Hydrogen Competence Region Düsseldorf.Rhine.Wupper

The region between Duisburg, Düsseldorf, the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, Wuppertal and the Mettmann district already combines numerous competencies for future hydrogen mobility. The idea behind the…

H2R - Hydrogen Rhineland

The H2R - Hydrogen Rhineland initiative stands for a livable, sustainable and economically strong region. We want to pool the region's hydrogen expertise and provide new impetus for an energy and…

Feasibility Study: Power-to-Gas Plant Coesfeld

Hydrogen production

The aim of the project is to exemplarily show how a PtG plant can be integrated cost-effectively in already existing structures (biomethane plant). Here, one will use…

Emscher Lippe region

As part of HyExperts, the region is developing an integrated overall concept for the use of hydrogen in mobility and logistics. The region is a pioneer in hydrogen production and processing. It is…

SOC-Degradation_2

Hydrogen production

Electrolysers and fuel cells based on solid oxide electrolytes reach the highest efficiency compared to alkaline or PEM systems. The problem: the so-called SOC…

HyStarter - Soest district

"HyLand - Hydrogen Regions in Germany" is a competition announced in 2019 by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) and is already in its second round. HyLand…

Procurement of 10 fuel cell articulated buses

Mobility

NIP II market activation: procurement of 10 hydrogen-powered fuel cell articulated buses and expansion of the existing hydrogen infrastructure

HyDrive OWL

Die Stadt Bielefeld sowie die Kreise Lippe und Minden-Lübbecke konnten mit ihrer Projektskizze für einen grüneren Mobilitätssektor im Bundeswettbewerb “HyLand – Wasserstoffregionen in Deutschland”…

introduction of fuel cell buses

Mobility

NIP II market activation: Introduction of hydrogen technologies as part of 'Power-to-Mobility' integration of 10 fuel cell buses into the fleet (partner project 03B20302)

EgoH2 Ecosystem

The aim of the project is to reduce CO2, particle and nitrogen oxide emissions by creating a feasibility study for an H2 ecosystem for emission-free and sustainable mobility in urban areas using…

real-world laboratory: SmartQuart

Buildings/quarters

The main project goal is to develop a modular blueprint for a decentralized energy and heat transition at the district level. Innogy SE will set up a project management…

HyExpert - City of Hagen

"HyLand - Hydrogen Regions in Germany" is a competition announced in 2019 by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) and is already in its second round. HyLand…

procurement of a waste collection vehicle

Mobility

NIP II - Market activation: Procurement of a waste collection vehicle with alternative drives

Hymat

The core idea is to use electrolysis to generate 100% green hydrogen using electricity - mainly from community wind turbines, for which the EEG remuneration will end after 20 years (post-EEG…

H2 in the brick industry

Industrial Application

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…

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: TP2 (PEMEL)

Hydrogen production

To be able to cover Germany's need for green hydrogen, we need large capacities and efficient, cost-effective electrolyzers. Although there are already powerful…

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,…

NIP II - Hy-Lab

Mobility

Fuel-cell vehicles powered by hydrogen provide an emission-free electric mobility with large ranges and short refueling times. However, hydrogen sludge can contain impurities that…

future cluster hydrogen

The aim of the finalist Hydrogen Future Cluster is to network regional and national players from business, science and society in the joint project and to use the combined expertise to transfer…

NIP II: H2Fuel

Infrastructure project

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.…

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…

PowerPaste

Infrastructure project

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…

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

Other

The joint project Trans4ReaL represents the transfer research of the real laboratories of the energy transition with regard to hydrogen technologies and sector coupling. The aim is…

H2UB

The H2UB connects startups with companies, universities, research institutes and investors. We create synergies that accelerate the development of the hydrogen market in Europe. Startups often…

TransHyDE_UP4

Hydrogen production

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…

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…

TransHyDE_UP4

Hydrogen production

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…

Innovation cluster Clean Intralogistics Net (CIN)

Fuel cell systems and hydrogen infrastructure for green logistics – Clean Intralogistics Net is an association of 14 companies that have set themselves the goal of making conveyor technology and…

H2TestOpt

Hydrogen production

The overall objective of the project is the conception, development, construction and initiation of a test bench for different high-pressure hydrogen applications.

HydrOB - Campus for Hydrogen Technologies Oberhausen

Although the feasibility of hydrogen technologies has already been proven in many areas, both broad and decentralized application are still pending. Changing this is the goal of the "Campus for…

H2-LeakDect

Infrastructure project

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 Hub Aachen

On February 17, 2021, the mayor of the city of Aachen and the chief administrative officers of the Aachen city region and the districts of Düren, Euskirchen and Heinsberg agreed with the managing…

HyCleanUp

Mobility

Quantitative Removal of Impurities from Hydrogen Gas for Fuel Cell Applications

IN4climate.RR

The IN4climate.RR project aims to make the Rhineland region (RR) a model region for a climate-neutral industry. Together with other stakeholders such as companies, research institutions, politics,…

MobFuelH2 2.0

Mobility

Further development and expansion of the mobile filling unit

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…

H2-Campus Hüttenheim

Other

Development of a research campus Hydrogensdorf in Duisburg Hüttenheim and further development of research capacities for hydrogen conversions in NRW

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.…

BipolarPilot

Other

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…

Helmholtz Cluster for Sustainable and Infrastructure-Compatible Hydrogen Economy (HC-H2)

The core of the project is the research, development and large-scale demonstration of innovative hydrogen technologies in the areas of production, storage, transport and utilization. One example…

FlyGo

Mobility

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…

Climate Protection Model Region Sauerland

The energy system of the future is being created in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Arnsberg. Westenergie is launching the Sauerland climate protection model region with partners from…

NH 3 to H 2

Hydrogen production

The Faculty of Energy Technology of the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Duisburger Zentrum für BrennstoffzellenTechnik GmbH (ZBT) are working on the "NH3toH2"…

H2 workshop Rheinberg

By applying for the state competition “Model Region Hydrogen Mobility NRW”, the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis has positioned itself together with a total of seven cities and districts with the…

PtG-MSE

Hydrogen production

In this joint project, a power-to-gas test field is to be developed at the ZBT site as a pilot and demonstration platform on a technical scale and a detailed analysis…

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…

R2R-CCM

Mobility

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…

EcoPort 813 – H2UB DeltaPort

In the future, hydrogen will also have to be imported via overseas ports. The DeltaPort Niederrheinhäfen (DPN) plays an important role as a hub for supplying the Ruhr area and the Rhine…

Joint project: KaLiBer? Subproject: Filter testing methodology and investigation of harmful gas influence on the cathode

Industrial Application

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),…

Hydrogen Alliance Westphalia

hydrogen network will be set up with partners from business, science and municipalities and the hydrogen infrastructure for the region will be expanded. The project aims to enable and…

H2 in the brick industry

Industrial Application

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…

Climate Port Gelsenkirchen

The initiative, which was launched in mid-2021 by companies from Gelsenkirchen city port and the surrounding area with the support of the city, the science park and the North Westphalia…

H2-Substitution II

Infrastructure project

The cooperation project investigates the effects of firing H2-rich gas mixtures on the products of metallurgical processes. In addition, possible effects of H2…

NRW.Energy4Climate

NRW.Energy4Climate is the state company for energy and climate protection in North Rhine-Westphalia. It pools forces and resources in the four sectors with the highest emissions: energy, industry,…

Procurement of fuel cell vehicles

Mobility

NIP II market activation: procurement of 7 fuel cell vehicles by iGas energy GmbH

IN4climate.NRW and NRW.Energy4Climate

Fundamentally new production processes and procedures as well as improved infrastructure and framework conditions are essential for a competitive and at the same time climate-neutral industrial…

Procurement of fuel cell vehicles

Mobility

NIP II market activation: procurement of 3 fuel cell vehicles by iGas energy GmbH

NRW.Energy4Climate

NRW.Energy4Climate is the state company for energy and climate protection in North Rhine-Westphalia. It pools forces and resources in the four sectors with the highest emissions: energy, industry,…

Hydra15

Hydrogen production

In order to be able to investigate the performance of such innovative systems in terms of applications in an industry-relevant environment, the goal of this project is…

NRW.Energy4Climate

NRW.Energy4Climate is the state company for energy and climate protection in North Rhine-Westphalia. It pools forces and resources in the four sectors with the highest emissions: energy, industry,…

HyTech

Hydrogen production

The aim of the HyTech project is to produce regenerative hydrogen using innovative biohydrogen technology (dark fermentation). To this end, the process (2-stage) will…

NRW.Energy4Climate

NRW.Energy4Climate is the state company for energy and climate protection in North Rhine-Westphalia. It pools forces and resources in the four sectors with the highest emissions: energy, industry,…

Joint project: BiDRoGen

Hydrogen production

The decentralized production of green hydrogen from solid waste using thermo-chemical gasification is technically possible, but to date has rarely been implemented…

NRW.Energy4Climate

NRW.Energy4Climate is the state company for energy and climate protection in North Rhine-Westphalia. It pools forces and resources in the four sectors with the highest emissions: energy, industry,…

Joint project: FlexHybHeat; Sub-project: Conception, development and implementation of the process control system

Industrial Application

The overall aim of the FlexHybHeat project is to develop a flexible heating concept for steel billet reheating. The heating concept should be able to achieve warm-…

NRW.Energy4Climate

NRW.Energy4Climate is the state company for energy and climate protection in North Rhine-Westphalia. It pools forces and resources in the four sectors with the highest emissions: energy, industry,…

HyHeatStore

Infrastructure project

The aim is to develop and demonstrate a novel, magnesium hydride-based heat storage system for high-temperature applications that has a significantly higher storage…

NRW.Energy4Climate

NRW.Energy4Climate is the state company for energy and climate protection in North Rhine-Westphalia. It pools forces and resources in the four sectors with the highest emissions: energy, industry,…

Joint project: NoRaLock-H2

Infrastructure project

Hydrogen is a key function in future energy supply. It is not yet clear which sources this hydrogen will come from, partly because the supply is still small and the…

NRW.Energy4Climate

NRW.Energy4Climate is the state company for energy and climate protection in North Rhine-Westphalia. It pools forces and resources in the four sectors with the highest emissions: energy, industry,…

NIP II - ELEKTRA II

Mobility

In the present project, water and fuel cell technology are being implemented in conjunction with accumulators on tugboats. The hybrid drive for regional traffic in Berlin and…

First planning for a hydrogen network in Siegen

Siegener Versorgungsbetriebe GmbH (SVB), a drinking water and natural gas distribution network operator in the border triangle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, is…

GreenMotionSteel

IPCEI

With the construction of a 120 MW electrolysis plant in the Chemiepark Marl in the Emscher-Lippe Region, the GreenMotionSteel project aims to build a European hydrogen…

Hydrogen production in the Hansa Business Park Münster

The Fraunhofer Research Production Battery Cell FFB is planned as the main customer of the electrolysis plant that will go into operation in the Hansa Business Park in 2025. In…

H2Mare_VB1

Hydrogen production

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…

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…

NIP II - HySteelStore

Mobility

Development of hydrostatic high-pressure accumulators made of high-strength precision steel tubes for fuel cell vehicles.

hydrogen network in the Tecklenburger Land region

SWTE Netz, the network company of Stadtwerke Tecklenburger Land, and Westnetz are planning to set up an efficient hydrogen distribution network in the municipalities of Hörstel, Hopsten,…

smartVessel

Infrastructure project

The goal of the research projects smartVessel is to reduce the maintenance costs of hydrogen tanks by at least 50% and to safely use the entire life of these…

Emmerich Region Hydrogen Network

The long-distance pipeline operator Thyssengas from Dortmund and the municipal utilities in Emmerich are working together on the hydrogen supply for the Lower Rhine region. The process also…

Me²H2

Hydrogen production

The joint project methane pyrolysis (Me²H2) is researching the production of climate-friendly hydrogen from natural gas. Although there are already processes for…

hydrogen network Münster

In the summer of 2023, the Münster city networks and Thyssengas signed a letter of intent to supply a regional hydrogen distribution network. The hydrogen in Münster is to be used for industrial…

HyCleanUp

Mobility

Quantitative Removal of Impurities from Hydrogen Gas for Fuel Cell Applications

H2.Ruhr

E.ON, Enel, Iberdrola, ABB and SAP are working together to build an industrial green hydrogen value chain to serve the European market. The partners are leveraging their competitive advantage in…

ELEFACT

Hydrogen production

The Enapter GmbH and the Fachhochschule Münster (FH Münster) are working in their ELEFACT project on essential adjustments that can significantly speed up the hydrogen…

Technology Promotion Münster

Hydrogen production

The core competence of Technologieförderung Münster GmbH lies in the promotion of technology and innovation as well as in start-up consulting and growth support for…

P2X-2

Hydrogen production

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…

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,…

H2Loop

Hydrogen production

The aim of the project is to realize a fully automated control of the process temperature in a solar chemical multi-chamber reactor using the heliostat field. For this…

Hydrogen Metropole Ruhr

As an initiative of the Regional Association Ruhr (RVR) and the Business Metropole Ruhr (BMR), the Hydrogen Metropole Ruhr (HyMR) is supporting the market ramp-up of the hydrogen economy in the…

real-world laboratory: SmartQuart

Buildings/quarters

The main project goal is to develop a modular blueprint for a decentralized energy transition at the district level. E.ON Energy Solutions GmbH will be responsible for…

hydrogen transport pipeline for Westmünsterland

Hydrogen Development GmbH & Co. KG is bringing hydrogen as an energy source to Westmünsterland. Its aim is to build a hydrogen-based economy in the region. A key milestone for this is a local,…

Joint project: H2Modus

Hydrogen production

The aim of the project is to simplify the construction of fuel cell systems by developing new multifunctional systems in the periphery, thereby increasing efficiency…

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…

P2X-2

Hydrogen production

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…

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…

H2Giga_QT1.1:

Hydrogen production

To be able to cover Germany's need for green hydrogen, we need large capacities and efficient, cost-effective electrolyzers. Although there are already powerful…

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

Hydrogen production

The DERIEL project deals with the risk minimization (de-risking) of a newly developed pressurized (series PEM) electrolyser. The main goal is the construction and…

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…

H2Giga_QT1.1:

Hydrogen production

To be able to cover Germany's need for green hydrogen, we need large capacities and efficient, cost-effective electrolyzers. Although there are already powerful…

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…

NH 3 to H 2

Hydrogen production

The Faculty of Energy Technology of the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Duisburger Zentrum für BrennstoffzellenTechnik GmbH (ZBT) are working on the "NH3toH2"…

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…

R2R-CCM

Mobility

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…

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

Industrial Application

The goal of the Carbon2Chem Initiative is to use iron gas from steel production as a starting material for chemical products – including the CO2 contained therein.…

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…

H2Mare_VB2

Hydrogen production

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…

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…

Me²H2

Hydrogen production

The joint project methane pyrolysis (Me²H2) is researching the production of climate-friendly hydrogen from natural gas. Although there are already processes for…

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…

PtM - Power-to-Methanol

Hydrogen production

The project carries out an economic analysis of the production of methanol from electrolysis hydrogen and carbon dioxide from a bioethanol plant.

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…

WESTKUESTE100

Infrastructure project

The overarching goal of WESTKÜSTE100 is the decarbonisation of energy systems through innovative approaches. The core element is the construction and operation of a…

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.

AmmoniaValid, sub-project: 'Scale-up of an electrically heated reactor'

Hydrogen production

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…

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…

joint project: HyFilDrain

Infrastructure project

The project deals with the development and implementation of a novel technology for the production of coalescence filter media which is produced using a foam…

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…

Portal Green

Other

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…

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.

COSIMa

Industrial Application

The feasibility studies provide the technical basis for converting the flat glass manufacturing processes to hydroseration with electrical heating and energy…

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

Industrial Application

The feasibility studies provide the technical basis for converting the flat glass manufacturing processes to hydroseration with electrical heating and energy…

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,…

Sludge2P

Hydrogen production

The aim of the research project is to develop a novel process concept in which a product gas and a valuable fertilizer are produced by combining a two-stage sewage…

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

Buildings/quarters

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…

H2!Raum - Mittelstand Ruhr 2030

In March 2023, the BMBF-funded project "T!Raum - Transfer Spaces for the Future of Regions" launched the "H2!Raum Mittelstand Ruhr 2030" (H2R) initiative for the implementation of transfer tasks…

H2Giga_QT6.1_HyLeiT

Hydrogen production

The goal of the H2Giga project HyLeiT is a new generation of electrolysis converters and electrical system technology for hydrogen electrolysis. Compared to today's…

H2!Raum - Mittelstand Ruhr 2030

In March 2023, the BMBF-funded project "T!Raum - Transfer Spaces for the Future of Regions" launched the "H2!Raum Mittelstand Ruhr 2030" (H2R) initiative for the implementation of transfer tasks…

TransHyDe_FP1

Infrastructure project

The TransHyDE lead project will promote hydrogen-transport technologies in five accompanying research and four demonstration projects. Transport technologies are to…

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…

Joint project: MarrakEsH

Hydrogen production

The consortium of the MarrakEsH joint project has set itself the goal of researching a regenerative, efficient, self-sufficient concept for the energy supply of private…

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…

NIP II - H2-PKWs-KST

Mobility

The district of Steinfurt would like to be a Hydrogen Region that uses renewable energy produced locally for the generation of green hydrogen and the drive of fuel cells. So what…

Long-term scenarios for the transformation of the energy system

Other

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…

Scenario-based analysis in the context of the energy transition

Infrastructure project

The Stiftung Umweltenergierecht is investigating the legal framework for planning and financing energy infrastructures in a two-year project for the Federal Ministry…

Duisburg

Am Schlütershof 27, Duisburg

Düren

Im Großen Tal 1, 52353 Düren

Joint project: HyNRGCube; Sub-project: Development, implementation and testing of a stationary hydrogen fuel cell system

Industrial Application

In our future energy system, green water plays a central role in the storage of renewable energies and the substitution of fossil energy sources. Green hydropower…

Düsseldorf - Höherweg

Höherweg 202, 40233 Düsseldorf

gas transition timetable

Infrastructure project

The aim of the joint project is to assess the role of synthetic gases in the energy system, particularly with regard to their impact on the transformation of the…

Düsseldorf - Oerschbachstraße

Oerschbachstraße 142 (71), 40589 Düsseldorf

SUNIES

Buildings/quarters

The energy supply (electricity, heat and cold) and the water supply of islands – both geographically and in the sense of decently organized island regions – are part of…

Essen

Katernberger Str. 99, 45327 Essen