Agricultural machinery manufacturer New Holland is expanding its range of alternative drive systems with a new tractor that runs on compressed natural gas (CNG) or biomethane, specifically designed for larger farms and operators of biogas plants.
The T7.270 Methane Power is based on New Holland’s established T7 series and, according to the manufacturer, will be available to order in Europe from
With the commissioning of a new Bio-LNG filling station in Großmehring near Ingolstadt, Dutch company Rolande – a member of DIE GAS- UND WASSERSTOFFWIRTSCHAFT – continues to expand its network of stations in Germany. Located directly on the A9 motorway, one of Europe’s key north–south transport corridors, the site aims to strengthen the supply of sustainable fuel for freight carriers and logistics
In a marketing round at the end of October 2025, Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH (DET) successfully marketed all available regasification capacities at the Brunsbüttel terminal for the period from early January to the end of May 2026.
A total of 58 million MMBtu (million British Thermal Units), equivalent to around 16 slots, was successfully allocated. The auction, conducted via the digital platf
The gas transmission system operators Gascade and Gasgrid Finland, together with the fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), are jointly developing the Baltic Sea Hydrogen Collector (BHC) project. As the consortium announced, the European Commission is supporting the project’s preliminary planning phase (Pre-FEED) with a grant of €15.3 million from the Connecting Europe Facility (CE
Petra Peterhänsel has been Plant Manager of the BMW Group Plant Leipzig since 2022 – a site that has long been committed to innovative and sustainable production. As early as 2013, the first hydrogen filling station for logistics vehicles in Germany was commissioned here. Now comes the next step: together with ONTRAS and MITNETZ GAS, the plant is preparing to connect to a hydrogen pipeline. This w
At the start of the heating season, Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) will commence commercial operation of its hydrogen-capable gas fired power plant in Stuttgart/Münster. The plant officially began operations in April 2025 and is now ready to supply the city of Stuttgart with electricity and district heating. From the mid-2030s, the plant will operate with up to 100 percent low-carbon hydrogen
BALANCE Erneuerbare Energien GmbH (BALANCE), a subsidiary of Leipzig-based VNG AG and infrastructure investor CVC DIF, has acquired a plant portfolio from Deutsche Bioenergie Verbinder GmbH (DBV). As a result, BALANCE is set to grow significantly: the company’s total capacity will increase by around 23 percent – from approximately 199 MW to around 245 MW of thermal input (MWFWL) – enabling the sup
The operators of Germany’s hydrogen core network have today published key information for the market, paving the way for the reservation of hydrogen capacities from early 2026. This provides market participants with early planning certainty and sends a clear signal for the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy in Germany.
Based on the reservation concept, it will be possible to make binding reservati
The Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub (HGHH), a 100-megawatt electrolysis plant for green hydrogen, is being built at the site of the former Moorburg coal-fired power plant. As one of the first large-scale hydrogen projects in Germany, the HGHH aims to significantly advance the decarbonization of industry and the Port of Hamburg. The consortium consists of Luxcara, an independent asset manager, and Hambu
The French hydrogen producer Lhyfe has officially commissioned its first commercial production plant in Germany, located in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg. According to the company, it is the largest facility in Germany dedicated exclusively to the open-market sale of renewable hydrogen. It also marks Lhyfe’s first hydrogen production site outside of France. With an electrolysis capacity of u
On the occasion of today’s German Heating Conference in Berlin, Dr. Timm Kehler, Chariman of the association Die Gas- und Wasserstoffwirtschaft (The Gas and Hydrogen Industry), calls for a fundamental revision of the German Building Energy Act (GEG):
“The misery in the German heating market and the significant uncertainty among modernizers clearly show: the German Building Energy Act has failed
H2APEX and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) today announced the closing of their strategic partnership for the joint hydrogen project in Lubmin. Earlier, H2APEX and CIP had revealed that the Danish fund manager would acquire a 70% stake in the project’s first phase. This phase is being supported through funding from the IPCEI program.
With this agreement, H2APEX secures pre-financing of
The first electrolysis stacks have arrived at the Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park. This marks the beginning of the installation of the electrolyzer for the production of green hydrogen – an important milestone on the path toward a climate-neutral energy supply for central Germany’s chemical triangle. With the delivery of the first stacks, the project moves from the construction to the implementation ph
The SHS – Stahl-Holding-Saar Group (SHS), together with its subsidiaries Dillinger and Saarstahl, has taken a major step toward climate-neutral steel production. As the company announced last week, financing for the transformation project Power4Steel has been successfully secured. The total financing package amounts to around €1.7 billion, providing the financial foundation for the entire investme
At the beginning of October, BALANCE Erneuerbare Energien GmbH, together with representatives from politics, business, and administration, ceremoniously inaugurated the new local heating grid in Wolfshagen (in the municipality of Groß Pankow, Prignitz). With a climate-friendly biogas plant for heat supply in rural areas, BALANCE demonstrates how climate protection, economic efficiency, and regiona
The fuel cell innovation truck from the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen made a stop at Mahle's headquarters in Stuttgart last Friday as part of its Germany tour. The state-of-the-art truck was developed by RWTH Aachen in collaboration with the Stuttgart-based automotive supplier.
“In initial tests on a roller dynamometer, the truck already achieved a continuous output
The building materials company Schwenk has acquired a stake in the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project Bifrost. The project is one of the most significant CCS initiatives in the North Sea. It is based on licenses for CO₂ storage in three depleted gas fields in the North Sea – Harald West, Harald East, and the saline aquifer Dagny, located about 200 kilometers west of the Danish coast. In addi
Automotive supplier Bosch is increasingly relying on hydrogen for its in-plant logistics operations at its Nuremberg production site. The company recently began operating a fuel cell electric truck equipped with Bosch’s proprietary Fuel Cell Power Module (FCPM).
“When we decided to make our in-plant logistics more climate-friendly, we opted from the outset to use a truck featuring FCPM technolo
The Norwegian cruise line Havila Voyages plans to offer the first climate-neutral cruise along the Norwegian coast at the end of November, powered by liquefied biogas.
Initially, the ship Havila Polaris will begin its journey in Hammerfest with 200 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Two days later, a further refueling with 150 cubic meters of liquefied biogas is scheduled in Bergen. T
Uniper has submitted the planning application for the proposed "Humber H₂ub (Green)" project, which is to be implemented on the site of the Killingholme facility in the Humber industrial area. The project aims to build an industrial electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen to decarbonize industrial processes in the region. In the initial phase, an electrolysis capacity of around 120
