Manufacturer Daimler Truck has published its Integrated Business Report 2025. In it, the company reports, among other things, on the customer-oriented testing of the fuel cell truck Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck: Five prototypes have covered more than 225,000 kilometres in logistics operations.

The strategy consultancy EY-Parthenon and the Power-to-X platform of the VDMA have presented a comprehensive analysis of the PtX market. Their finding: The market is consolidating. Projects without viable business models are losing momentum, while initiatives with clear location and off-take advantages are prevailing.

Asahi Kasei has begun installing an alkaline water electrolyser of the Aqualyzer-C3 type with a capacity of 1 MW in Jyväskylä. Finland's first commercial hydrogen refuelling station is being built there. Operations are scheduled to start in summer 2026.

MorGen Energy, a subsidiary of the commodity group Trafigura, has made the final investment decision for a 20 MW green hydrogen production plant in Milford Haven, Wales. The plant is expected to produce around 2,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year from 2028.

The Hydrogen Hub Rhein-Kreis Neuss/Rhineland is hosting a theme evening on March 24, 2026, in Neuss on the role of hydrogen technologies in the structural change of North Rhine-Westphalia. NRW Minister of Economic Affairs Mona Neubaur will deliver a welcoming address. Prior to this, a matchmaking event with Dutch H2 companies will take place.

The Swiss cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft have presented a joint strategy for green hydrogen. In it, they define areas of application, call for technology-neutral incentives, and position the region as a hub in the European hydrogen network.

The EU Commission presented the Industrial Accelerator Act on March 4. The law aims to strengthen European manufacturing through "Made in EU" and CO2 requirements. For hydrogen, it offers less than some had hoped.

A European consortium led by the Spanish research center Cener aims to further develop solid oxide electrolysis. In the Desiree project, a 40 kW prototype is to be created by 2029, achieving an efficiency of over 85 percent and providing hydrogen without additional electrical compression.

The French geoscience company Mantle8 has entered into a strategic partnership with the seismic service provider S³. This secures Mantle8 access to its own fleet of seismic sensors to explore natural hydrogen deposits worldwide more quickly.

The municipality of Bosbüll in North Frisia is expanding its district heating network. In the future, process heat from local hydrogen production will also be fed into the system. Construction is scheduled to begin in fall 2025.

The Swiss company Infener wants to promote hydrogen throughout Europe. Decentralized H₂ hubs will be used to generate green electricity as well as green heat. The Ecore One is a compact containerized solution that combines various energy technologies in one unit: electrolyzer, fuel cell and battery as well as compressor and a heat pump with its own energy management system or EMS. H₂ production is due to start 2027 at a site in the Black Forest, Germany. However, the needs of regional industry are already far greater today.

The Renewable Energies Hamburg Cluster Agency (EEHH) has launched a digital hydrogen marketplace for the metropolitan region. The free platform aims to connect producers, consumers, and service providers along the hydrogen value chain.

The hydrogen ramp-up in Germany is not failing due to a lack of interest from companies. On the contrary, regulatory, economic, and infrastructural risks, also at the EU level, are hindering investments along the value chain. This is shown by a study from BDEW and Capgemini.

Fraunhofer ISE has developed a process that significantly reduces the cost of producing dimethyl ether, or DME. This energy carrier could play an important role in future hydrogen imports. A pilot plant is now planned in Chile.

The module manufacturer Longi is entering the storage sector with its own all-in-one solution. The company aims to position itself as an integrated provider of solar, storage and hydrogen solutions. Longi’s newly presented strategy highlights its key priorities.