170 companies from the European energy sector have addressed a letter to the EU Commission. They demand that the binding RFNBO targets for hydrogen in transport and industry be maintained beyond 2030. Abolishing them would jeopardize investments of over 15 billion euros.

Researchers at TU Dresden, together with the Ariane Group and the DLR, have tested what they claim to be the first actively cooled hydrogen-oxygen rotating detonation rocket combustion chamber in Europe. It ran stably in nine test runs over a total of approximately 80 seconds.

The RH2INE initiative has received an initial approval from Lloyd's Register for the standardized design of interchangeable hydrogen containers. This brings a mobile hydrogen infrastructure for emission-free inland shipping along the Rhine corridor closer.

Numerous European associations from the energy, hydrogen, and industrial sectors are urging the EU Commission to quickly revise the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1184. The ongoing uncertainty about the production criteria for renewable hydrogen endangers investments along the entire value chain.

Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg aim to jointly promote the market ramp-up of electricity-based kerosene (eSAF). A double auction mechanism is intended to connect producers and consumers and close price gaps with government funds. A total of up to 2.12 billion euros is available.

The eFuel Alliance has presented a position paper that classifies electricity-based fuels as a security-relevant factor for Europe. The association calls for practical production rules, binding sub-quotas, and the crediting of investments towards the NATO spending target.

The planned amendment to the Wind Energy at Sea Act opens the way for combined electricity and hydrogen production at sea for the first time. The AquaVentus initiative welcomes the draft bill but criticizes the restriction to individual areas. According to the initiative's calculations, double-digit billions could be saved.

Alkaline water electrolysis is one of the most mature processes for hydrogen production. Compared to PEM electrolysis, it has long been considered rather inflexible. Asahi Kasei has succeeded in adapting it to operation with renewable energies, which is characterized by fluctuating loads and frequent load changes. This could significantly reduce the levelized cost of hydrogen.

The Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability (LBF) in Darmstadt. The focus of the exchange was on methods for evaluating and monitoring safe hydrogen systems.

Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) has received funding approvals totaling 29.5 million euros for its Green Mobility Depot in Bergisch Gladbach. The project includes a hydrogen refueling station with its own electrolyser. The hydrogen unit is expected to be operational by the end of 2026.

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 Finnish e-methane developer Nordic Ren-Gas and the Dresden-based electrolysis manufacturer Sunfire have entered into a long-term partnership. Sunfire will thus become the preferred technology partner for Ren-Gas's hydrogen and e-methane projects.

The Stadtwerke Stuttgart (SWS) are permitted to build their planned hydrogen production facility in the Stuttgart port in a revised version. The Office for Environmental Protection of the state capital Stuttgart has approved the corresponding amendment application. Previously, the SWS had changed the supplier of the electrolysers.

The hydrogen-focused fund manager Hy24 is acquiring Uniper's 20 percent stake in the Opal pipeline. This 470-kilometer pipeline from northeastern Germany to the Czech border is currently being converted for hydrogen transport, becoming part of Germany's hydrogen core network.

Creos Deutschland has commenced the construction of the first hydrogen pipeline in the Federal State of Saarland in the West of Germany. The approximately 17-kilometre pipeline between Leidingen and Dillingen is the German part of the French-German cross-border project mosaHYc. The construction period is expected to last around one and a half years.