The Energy Park Bad Lauchstädt has received the Hydrogen TCP Award of Excellence 2026. The International Energy Agency thus recognizes the integrated approach of the real-world laboratory, which combines the production, transport, and industrial use of green hydrogen. The second awardee is the EU project H2GLASS.

According to its own statements, Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) is the first transport company in Germany to use a driving school bus with a hydrogen fuel cell. The vehicle is intended to prepare future drivers for the approximately 160 hydrogen buses in RVK's regular service.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions showcases its H2Pro portfolio with more than 20 sealing materials for the hydrogen value chain at the Hydrogen Technology World Expo in Hamburg. Among the innovations is FlexiBond, a frame seal for electrolysers and fuel cells.

EWE AG and the Austrian Verbund AG are pooling their hydrogen activities in a joint venture. In Nordenham in the Wesermarsch, the partners plan to build an electrolyser with a capacity of up to 500 megawatts. From 2032, the plant is expected to deliver around 50,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems (IMM) is showcasing a diesel reformer at the Hydrogen Technology World Expo in Hamburg. The device generates a hydrogen-rich gas from diesel fuel, which can directly supply a fuel cell at the site of use.

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.

The hydrogen producer Tyczka covers the entire value chain from production through compression and filling, transport and logistics to filling and application technology. At the Hydrogen Technology World Expo, Tyczka focuses on three current projects.

The model of a reactor that produces hydrogen from waste via plasma pyrolysis and a testing methodology for coated pipelines can be seen at the Fraunhofer Performance Center Hydrogen Hessen.

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.

Hyster delivers the United Kingdom's first fuel cell reachstacker to the Port of Tilbury. In port logistics, battery-electric drives reach their limits, as the vehicles are in operation around the clock and must move heavy loads.

The new joint venture Quantron China aims to develop locally emission-free commercial vehicles for the Chinese market—and beyond. Behind it are the business unit Quantron of the Germany-rooted Haller Group, the young Chinese technology company HyperView from the automotive sector, and Foxconn as a manufacturing partner.

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.