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  • Kehler: “The Focus of the Monitoring Report on Achieving More Energy Transition for the Euro Is Correct”

    The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy today presented the Energy Transition Monitoring Report, which aims to make the progress and challenges of the transformation more transparent and measurable. Dr. Timm Kehler, CEO of the German Association Die Gas- und Wasserstoffwirtschaft, welcomes the findings of the report, which, among other things, show that hydrogen and its derivatives in

  • Weishaupt is a Partner in Westnetz's Hydrogen Project

    In Holzwickede near Dortmund, 100 per cent renewable hydrogen has been flowing through a public natural gas pipeline since October 2022. To achieve this, grid operator Westnetz GmbH converted part of the existing natural gas grid to hydrogen. Three local companies now use the climate-neutral hydrogen for their heating supply. The ‘H2HoWi’ project is being accompanied by the German Fuel Institute i

  • ‘The Approval of HyPipe One Marks a Milestone in the Development of Hydrogen Infrastructure,’ Said Aiwanger

    The government of Upper Bavaria has granted the transmission system operator bayernets approval for the HyPipe one hydrogen pipeline. The project is part of the national hydrogen core grid, which will benefit not only the chemical industry in the Burghausen area but also other regions in Bavaria, such as Ingolstadt. The aim is to enable the scale-up of a hydrogen economy in Bavaria and to connect

  • Technology Demonstrator ‘H₂ Coach’: First Setra Coach Powered by Fuel Cell

    Daimler Buses is sending its first coach with hydrogen-based fuel cell drive on test drives. The Setra brand's ‘H₂ Coach’ technology demonstrator paves the way for the future of locally emission-free longer coach journeys, in addition to battery-electric coaches. Daimler Buses plans to have battery-electric coaches in its portfolio by the end of the decade, with fuel cell coaches then going into s

  • Gasunie Sets Milestone for Energy Transition and Security of Supply With Expansion of Achim into International Energy Hub

    Gasunie is investing heavily in the expansion of its Achim site in order to secure the energy supply in Germany and neighbouring countries from Niedersachsen and to drive forward the transformation to a hydrogen economy. In Achim, the course is being set for a sustainable and future-proof energy infrastructure.
    Niedersachsens Minister for Economic Affairs, Grant Hendrik Tonne, saw this for hims

  • SHS Group and Verso Energy Sign Groundbreaking Hydrogen Contract

    SHS, which holds significant stakes in the Saarland steel industry, and energy company Verso Energy have signed a long-term contract for the annual supply and purchase of at least 6.000 tonnes of hydrogen. With the conclusion of this Franco-German agreement, the ‘Power4Steel’ steel decarbonisation project has cleared another hurdle on the road to climate-friendly steel production. Verso Energy and

  • HyLICAL Project Reaches Milestone: Sustainable Cooling Turns Hydrogen Into Liquid

    The EU project HyLICAL has reached an important milestone with the commissioning of Europe's first magnetocaloric pilot plant for hydrogen liquefaction. The demonstrator, developed by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the start-up MAGNOTHERM, represents a breakthrough in the field of sustainable, energy-efficient magnetic cooling and paves the way for large-scale industrial appli

  • Greenlyte and Eurowings Agree on SAF Ramp-Up at Düsseldorf Airport

    Essen-based start-up Greenlyte and Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the production of power-to-liquid kerosene (SAF). Greenlyte, a member of the H2 Start-up Cluster at DIE GAS- UND WASSERSTOFFWIRTSCHAFT, will build and operate the SAF facility. As part of a Memorandum of Understanding, Eurowings announced its commitment to act as the exclusive

  • DIHK Study Recommends Cap-and-Trade System for Emissions Trading

    The current design of Germany’s energy transition is leading to long-term cost burdens for businesses and households that are difficult to reconcile with the country’s international competitiveness. This is the conclusion of the study “New Paths for the Energy Transition (‘Plan B’)” by the economic consultancy Frontier Economics. The study calls for a technology-neutral energy transition that redu

  • Deutsche ReGas Concludes Long-Term Agreements on Regasification Capacities With BASF and Equinor

    Deutsche ReGas has concluded long-term agreements with the global chemical company BASF and the international energy company Equinor for the use of industrial-scale LNG regasification capacities at the Deutsche Ostsee energy terminal in Mukran. The contracting parties have agreed to treat the further terms of the agreement as confidential.
    ‘We are proud to support the energy security of one of

  • BMW Group to Begin Series Production of Fuel Cell Drives from 2028

    The BMW Group is pushing ahead with its plans for hydrogen mobility: starting in 2028, the automaker’s third generation of fuel cell systems will go into series production at the Steyr plant. Even today, BMW is working on the development and testing of prototypes in Munich and Steyr. At the same time, the Landshut plant is preparing the setup of key components, which are scheduled to go into serie

  • New Stimulus for the German-Australian Energy Partnership

    Stefan Rouenhoff, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), is in Australia this week for political talks. He will meet with representatives of the Australian government, visit various industrial projects, and participate in the Australia-EU Hydrogen Supply Chain Forum, which both countries are holding as part of their energy partnership. In talk

  • H2 Start-up Cluster strengthens innovation in the hydrogen economy

    The H2 Start-up Cluster of the German Association Die Gas- und Wasserstoffwirtschaft has grown to 15 members. Young companies benefit from networking with established gas trading and infrastructure enterprises. Kehler: “Young companies in the hydrogen economy need better conditions for raising capital and clear market incentives.”
    With its H2 Start-up Cluster, the German Association Die Gas-

  • Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs Plans to Increase Hydrogen Auctions

    The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs is planning to provide additional funds for the ongoing auctions of hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives via the Hintco platform. As Hintco announced on Friday, the budget for the second auction round is to be increased for both regional and global lots. This would mean an increase of €412 million, bringing the total volume to just under €3 billion.
    Howeve

  • Storage 70 Percent Full: Energy Supply for the Upcoming Heating Season Secured

    With storage levels above 70 percent, the target set for November has already been reached two months earlier. A powerful gas infrastructure ensures reliable supply even in the winter of 2025/26. Kehler: “Storage facilities, LNG terminals, and our international trading partnerships allow us to enter the upcoming heating season with confidence.”
    As of August 31, German gas storage facilities h

  • thyssenkrupp Secures Order for Australian Project to Produce Green Iron

    The Australian company Progressive Green Solutions (PGS) has selected thyssenkrupp nucera as its preferred supplier of electrolysers with a total capacity of 1.4 gigawatts (GW) for the planned Mid-West Green Iron Project in Western Australia.
    The project foresees an annual production of up to 7 million tonnes of green iron pellets. Part of this will be further processed in the Mid-West region i

  • Groundbreaking for Hydrogen Pipeline Between the Netherlands and Germany

    In Hoogstede (District of Grafschaft Bentheim), gas transmission system operator Thyssengas has launched the construction of a cross-border hydrogen pipeline. With the official groundbreaking, work begins on converting an existing natural gas pipeline between Vlieghuis in the Netherlands and Ochtrup in the Münsterland region.
    By 2027, the 53-kilometer pipeline is to be upgraded for hydrogen tra

  • Second LNG Terminal in Wilhelmshaven Goes Into Operation


    Wilhelmshaven02, the second LNG terminal inWilhelmshaven operated by Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET), has commenced commercial operations today. With this, Germany gains additional import capacity for LNG. The start of operations follows several weeks of commissioning, test runs, and a series of functional and performance checks. The terminal had already received its regulatory approval for ma

  • Three Questions to Robert Meitz, Eternal Power

    Robert Meitz is Managing Director and Co-Founder of Eternal Power, a member of the H2 start-up cluster at DIE GAS- UND WASSERSTOFFWIRTSCHAFT (The Gas and Hydrogen Industry). Eternal Power develops large-scale projects for the production of hydrogen and its derivatives, especially in Northern Germany and Sweden. The company covers the entire value chain – from site analysis to the marketing of gree

  • Infineon Switches Semiconductor Production to Green Hydrogen

    The semiconductor manufacturer Infineon has commissioned an electrolysis plant to supply its site in Villach. To complete the transition from grey to green hydrogen, the plant is powered exclusively by electricity from renewable energy sources. It was constructed by the industrial group Linde, which will also continue to operate the facility.
    Thomas Reisinger, Executive Board Member for Operati

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