Diesel prices in Germany have reached a new record high, further intensifying cost pressures on the transport and logistics sector. As policymakers discuss relief measures for transport, they must ensure equal tax and regulatory treatment for biomethane, says Dr Timm Kehler, CEO of the German Gas and Hydrogen Industry Association:
“Anyone seeking to provide lasting relief for the transport indu
More than 84,000 tonnes of Bio-LNG were sold at German filling stations in the first half of the year; the biomethane share reached 100 percent in the second quarter. More than 200 filling stations, commercially available vehicles and ranges of up to 1,800 kilometres enable its use in regional and long-haul transport. Kehler: “The market is ready. Bio-LNG already provides transport companies with
Yara has officially commissioned Europe's largest industrial CO₂ capture plant at its Sluiskil site in the Netherlands. The plant will be able to capture and liquefy up to 800,000 tons of CO₂ per year from ammonia production. The CO₂ will then be transported by ship to Norway and permanently stored under the seabed as part of the Northern Lights project.
According to Yara, the commissioning of
Hydrogen supplier and industrial gas specialist Air Products announced a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with RWE in early September. Under the agreement, RWE will supply up to 75 GWh of renewable electricity annually from the Karolinapolder onshore wind farm at Volkerak near Dinteloord and the Kerkrade solar park in the province of Limburg. This renewable electricity will be used for Air
Low storage levels do not automatically mean a shortage of gas—supply contracts, storage facilities, pipeline imports and LNG work together. LNG terminals, new import routes and extensive reverse-flow capabilities have strengthened the resilience of the infrastructure. Kehler: “The key point is this: anyone who has a contract with a gas supplier will receive their gas. To increase resilience in t
The jury of the Innovation Award for New Gases has nominated nine projects in three categories.
The public can also award a prize: voting takes place from September 21 to October 15.
The award ceremony will take place on November 9, 2026, in Berlin. The patron is Dorothee Bär, Federal Minister for Research, Technology and Space.
New gases are already an important component in the transformati
The research project “H₂INFRA – H₂ Infrastructure” has published a final report after ten years of research, summarizing project results on the technical, economic, and sustainable design of future hydrogen distribution grids. A consortium consisting of the DBI Gas and Environmental Technology Group, the gas grid operator MITNETZ GAS, and the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK Leipzig) c
With 14 new companies and organizations, the association's network grows to 129 companies and partners.
Continuity at the top: Timm Kehler re-elected to the board.
Considering security of supply and transformation together: Gas, electricity, hydrogen, and renewable gases ensure a resilient and climate-neutral energy system.
With continuity at the top, a further expanding network, and new prio
Bielefeld's municipal utility company, Stadtwerke Bielefeld, in partnership with the Bielefeld-Herford waste incineration plant (MVA), has fully assembled and tested a 1 MW PEM electrolyzer on the plant's premises. Trial operation of the plant for regional hydrogen production is scheduled to begin in early September. The hydrogen produced will be fed directly into the adjacent hydrogen filling sta
Uniper Hydrogen has signed letters of intent with various market participants during the open season for the Wilhelmshaven hydrogen import terminal. Interested parties were able to register until mid-June to reserve capacity. This marks the successful completion of the first phase, the Expression of Interest (EoI) phase, confirming market interest. This lays the foundation for the project's furthe
At the end of August, Creos Deutschland GmbH, together with representatives from politics and business, marked the start of construction on the hydrogen pipeline from Leidingen to Dillingen with a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony in Wallerfangen. The approximately 17-kilometer-long pipeline forms the German part of the cross-border hydrogen project mosaHYc (moselle-saar-Hydrogen conversion) and wi
In August, Stuttgart's municipal utility company, Stadtwerke Stuttgart, installed four low-pressure hydrogen storage tanks at the Green Hydrogen Hub (GH2S) in Stuttgart-Wangen. The 22-meter-high tanks have a volume of 328 cubic meters and can hold approximately 2,100 kilograms of hydrogen. This would allow a hydrogen bus, for example, to travel up to 20,000 kilometers.
The tanks are intended fo
The European Commission has granted state aid approval for the first tender under Germany's Power Plant Security of Supply Act (Stromversorgungssicherheitsgesetz, StromVSG). This clears the final formal hurdle for Germany to put the construction of new gas-fired power plants out to tender. The Commission reviewed and approved the capacity mechanism, which will become available from 2031; its costs
Leading companies from the transport, energy, and industrial sectors are collaborating with policymakers in Germany on a blueprint for a fully integrated hydrogen ecosystem for heavy-duty road freight transport. The aim is to enable customers to operate hydrogen-powered vehicles at competitive total cost of ownership, thereby accelerating the adoption of this technology.
The focus is on scaling
OG Clean Fuels, a provider of sustainable fuels for road transport in Europe, announced the acquisition of eleven filling stations from the Italian operator X3 in early September. The locations are primarily in northern Italy, including La Spezia, Amoretti, Carpiano, Vicenza, and Lazzago. The company now operates a network of approximately 400 filling stations in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden,
Holcim has commissioned a pilot plant for industrial CO₂ capture at its Höver cement plant in Lower Saxony. The plant is based on membrane technology and is initially designed to capture up to 10,000 tons of CO₂ annually. This makes Höver one of the first industrial sites in Germany where CO₂ can be captured on a larger scale.
The technology was developed by the Helmholtz Centre Hereon and furt
With the arrival of the LNG tanker "Hellas Athina" at the end of August, the first LNG shipment for BASF was unloaded at Deutsche ReGas. The unloading at the "Deutsche Ostsee" energy terminal on the island of Rügen took place as part of the long-term agreement on regasification capacities that BASF and Deutsche ReGas concluded in 2025. The liquefied natural gas (LNG) is regasified at the terminal
Düsseldorf-based energy company Uniper has launched the next development stage for its Swedish e-methanol project NorthStarH2. As the company announced on 31 August 2026, contracts have been signed with AFRY, Carbon Clean, Siemens Energy, and Topsoe. The total order volume amounts to more than SEK 100 million, with the work expected to take around one year.
"NorthStarH2 is an important project
Uniper and the predominantly Norwegian energy company Equinor launched a long-term energy partnership at the end of August. The agreement has a term of 15 years. Starting in 2027, Equinor will supply more than 30 TWh of natural gas annually to Germany via pipeline.
The aim of the agreement is to ensure a reliable supply of natural gas to Uniper's customers in Germany and to further diversify Ge
Following the publication of a funding guideline for "Green Inland Navigation" by the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV) in mid-July, for which an initial €125 million is earmarked for 2026, a call for proposals has now been launched for funding guideline 2, "Regional Shift of Public Transport and Commercial Traffic." Eligible applicants include companies, municipalities, municipal enterprises, t
