Toyota intends to join the fuel cell joint venture Cellcentric as an equal shareholder. Daimler Truck, Volvo, Cellcentric and Toyota have signed a non-binding agreement to this effect. The goal is the joint development and production of fuel cell systems for heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

The adhesive manufacturer Tesa is receiving funding of 950,000 euros from the City of Hamburg, Germany, to connect its plant in Hamburg to the Hamburg hydrogen industrial network (HH-WIN) and to convert production facilities to hydrogen. Supply is scheduled to start in 2027.

Fraunhofer ISE has increased methanol production from steel mill off-gases by 39 percent using a digital twin in the Carbon2Chem project. The simulation platform is intended to also be used in the future for the production of aviation fuels.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWM) in Freiburg has developed a method that enables the economic determination of the thermomechanical fatigue of materials under the influence of hydrogen in the laboratory. The procedure uses so-called hollow specimens—test bodies with internal flow—and is intended to facilitate component design for gas turbines and large engines.

The steel corporation Voestalpine has installed two high-pressure compressors from the Spanish manufacturer Hiperbaric at its hydrogen pilot plant H2Future in Linz, Austria. The devices compress green hydrogen up to 500 bar – among other uses for the hydrogen-based steel production process Hyfor.

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.

Thyssenkrupp Nucera is to supply 15 alkaline electrolysers with a combined capacity of 300 MW for the Onuba project in Huelva, southern Spain. According to Moeve, it will be the largest green hydrogen facility in southern Europe.

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.

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.