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…
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…
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),…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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)
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…
procurement of a waste collection vehicle
Mobility
NIP II - Market activation: Procurement of a waste collection vehicle with alternative drives
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
H2-Campus Hüttenheim
Other
Development of a research campus Hydrogensdorf in Duisburg Hüttenheim and further development of research capacities for hydrogen conversions in NRW
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…
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…
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"…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
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…
Procurement of fuel cell vehicles
Mobility
NIP II market activation: procurement of 7 fuel cell vehicles by iGas energy GmbH
Procurement of fuel cell vehicles
Mobility
NIP II market activation: procurement of 3 fuel cell vehicles by iGas energy GmbH
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…
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: 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…
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-…
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…
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…
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…
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…
NIP II - HySteelStore
Mobility
Development of hydrostatic high-pressure accumulators made of high-strength precision steel tubes for fuel cell vehicles.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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"…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
COSIMa
Industrial Application
The feasibility studies provide the technical basis for converting the flat glass manufacturing processes to hydroseration with electrical heating and energy…
COSIMa
Industrial Application
The feasibility studies provide the technical basis for converting the flat glass manufacturing processes to hydroseration with electrical heating and energy…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
COSIMa
Industrial Application
The feasibility studies provide the technical basis for converting the flat glass manufacturing processes to hydroseration with electrical heating and energy…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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?
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
NextH2
Hydrogen production
The project partners Forschungszentrum Jülich, De Nora Deutschland and ThyssenKrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers concentrate on optimising the core element of an…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…