Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies claims to have delivered the world's first electrolysis system based on an anion exchange membrane (AEM) at a 5 MW scale. It is intended to produce green hydrogen for steel production at Rockcheck Steel in Tianjin, China.

For the planned hydrogen pipeline Hybor, the scoping process has begun in the Federal States of Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, and Thuringia. The approximately 120-kilometre-long pipeline is part of Germany's hydrogen core network and, according to the operator Gascade, is expected to be completed by 2029.

Around 50 representatives from industry, project development, and research are consulting in Aberdeen on the German-British hydrogen collaboration. The focus is on an offshore pipeline intended to transport hydrogen from the central North Sea to Germany and the United Kingdom.

The asset manager Hy24, specializing in low-carbon hydrogen, has acquired a majority stake in Enagás Renovable. This expands the French fund's involvement in the Spanish hydrogen market. Hy24 had already entered with 30 percent in 2022.

Trading Hub Europe (THE) has launched the tender for the development of a Hydrogen Data Hub. The platform is set to play a central role in the communication and processing of the German hydrogen market.

The British government wants a gigawatt-scale factory for the latest generation of electrolysers, and ITM Power is set to build it. The company announced today that it has received two separate government funding packages. Together, they amount to £86.5 million, nearly 100 million euros.

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.

Natural hydrogen from geological sources raises hopes as an affordable energy source. However, a current position paper by the ESYS initiative shows significant research needs. According to experts, the energy carrier is not suitable as a gamechanger.

Sunfire, an electrolyzer manufacturer based in Dresden, Germany, has unveiled a new 50 MW pressurized alkaline electrolysis module. According to the company, the outdoor-capable Hylink Alkaline 23 system is designed to reduce the total installed costs of large-scale hydrogen projects by up to 50 percent.

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.

Liquid hydrogen derivatives like methanol can be transported via pipeline up to ten times cheaper in terms of energy content than gaseous hydrogen. This is shown by a case study from Fraunhofer IEG and Fraunhofer ISI. The simulation model HyTROM+ developed for this purpose aims to create planning security for import corridors.

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.