CYTOK GmbH, based in Rostock, has signed an exclusive license agreement with GPSS Engineering Inc. (Japan), a subsidiary of the GPSS Group. This gives GPSS the sole right to use CYTOK's patented power-to-gas technology in Japan and Taiwan. The goal is to enter the Japanese market and jointly develop new markets in Asia.
CYTOK's systems convert excess electricity from wind or solar power into hy
At the end of July 2025, the 100th LNG carrier landed at the Wilhelmshaven 01 LNG Terminal. The arrival of the "Venture Gator" at Voslapper Groden marks another important milestone since the commissioning of Germany's first floating LNG terminal at the end of 2022. The cargo of all 100 LNG carriers comprised approximately 100 TWH of natural gas after regasification. This means that the terminal ha
The European Commission has published the drafted Terms & Conditions for the third auction round of the European Hydrogen Bank. Until mid-September interested parties can submit their comments. The draft is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Climate Action.
Low-carbon hydrogen eligible for funding
The third auction round follows the widely noted first two phases of a
Sixty years ago, work began on building a comprehensive gas grid in Austria. The existing gas grid is worth approximately 15 billion euros. This grid could be used in the future to transport clean hydrogen. Austria is thus facing the largest transformation of its gas infrastructure in recent decades. "Specifically, we need 3.5 billion euros," estimates Professor Michael Harasek from the Institute
Simon Byrtus is a partner at Green Investors and a new member of the H2 Start-up Cluster at DIE GAS- UND WASSERSTOFFWIRTSCHAFT. Green Investors identifies, develops, and finances projects that make a pioneering contribution to the energy transition. With a hands-on consulting approach, Green Investors provides emerging companies access to a valuable network and supports them with crucial expertise
Preparations for the construction of the third SEL section, from Heidelberg-Grenzhof to Heilbronn, have been underway since spring 2025. Following preparatory measures, terranets bw will begin construction at the beginning of August. The section is scheduled to be connected to the existing grid in Heidelberg and Heilbronn and transport gas by the end of 2026.
Construction will begin in January
At the beginning of 2025, a good 1,600 offshore wind turbines fed around six percent of Germany's annual electricity into the public grid. To bring the energy to land, submarine cables must be laid – a significant cost driver for the installation of the turbines. A more cost-effective solution could be to convert the generated electricity into hydrogen directly on-site and store it.
This is whe
The HOYER Group has signed a contract with H2 MOBILITY, the largest operator of hydrogen filling stations in Germany. The HOYER Group, the international logistics provider for liquid goods, will initially assume responsibility for supplying hydrogen filling stations in the Rhine-Neckar region and will be responsible for both transport and volume management.
With this step, the globally active f
Migros Ostschweiz is actively working on decarbonizing its transport fleet. Various drive technologies – from biodiesel and biogas to green hydrogen – are being used for this purpose. The next important step in this decarbonization strategy will be two new IVECO S-eWay Fuel Cell hydrogen semi-trailers. They complement the two hydrogen trucks that Migros Ostschweiz has been operating since 2020. Th
BASF and Equinor have signed a long-term strategic agreement for the annual supply of up to 23 terawatt hours of natural gas over a ten-year period. Equinor has been supplying BASF with gas and liquid products for several years. The contract secures a significant portion of BASF's natural gas needs in Europe. Deliveries will begin on October 1, 2025. The gas will be delivered at market conditions.
The Trans-European Natural Gas Pipeline (TENP III), a joint project by transmission system operators Open Grid Europe (OGE) and Fluxys, has been officially commissioned. The approximately 110-kilometer-long pipeline replaces one strand of the TENP, which runs from the German-Belgian and German-Dutch borders to the Swiss border. In parallel with modernization efforts in recent years, the TENP has p
Hintco, project company of the H2Global Foundation, has started the application phase for the regional lots of its auction for renewable hydrogen and its derivatives. This marks the second round of Hintco's hydrogen program. Germany and the Netherlands are jointly providing 2.5 billion euros for new tenders, as Hintco stated on February 19.
The H2Global Foundation is one of the central instrume
In July, the Federal Ministry's flagship hydrogen project H2Mare opened the world's first floating test platform to demonstrate a complete power-to-X process chain for synthetic fuels. The aim is to synthesise synthetic fuel from wind energy, seawater and ambient air. The entire planning process, from approval and construction to operation of the plant, will be carried out in real life in order to
voestalpine and VERBUND are further expanding H2FUTURE, one of the world's longest-running PEM electrolysis plants, in Linz. The expansion covers the production, compression, purification, storage, loading and reuse of green hydrogen. To this end, the plant at the voestalpine site, which was commissioned in 2019 as the world's largest hydrogen pilot project at the time, will be expanded to include
At the beginning of July, Rolls-Royce and Duisburger Hafen AG commissioned a CO2-neutral and self-sufficient energy system for the new Duisburg Gateway Terminal in the Rhine-Ruhr industrial area in Germany. The core components are two mtu combined heat and power plants designed to run on 100 percent hydrogen, which are being used here for the first time worldwide. The system is supplemented by an
The EU Commission has published clarifications regarding the Delegated Act on the assessment of low-carbon fuels, providing more detailed provisions with regard to low-carbon hydrogen. However, Dr Timm Kehler, CEO of Die Gas- und Wasserstoffwirtschaft, remains only cautiously optimistic about the ramp-up of hydrogen, as important questions remain unresolved:
'We welcome the fact that the Commis
The gas and hydrogen industry welcomes the draft bill to amend the Carbon Dioxide Storage Act as an important foundation for the CO₂ market. With its statement, the industry actively contributes its experience in trading and the development of transport and storage infrastructure, and calls for a technology-neutral approach. Kehler: “Hydrogen and CO₂ storage are not opposites – they are both esse
The three participating transmission system operators have announced significant progress for the H2med project. Enagás (Spain) – through its subsidiary Enagás Infraestructuras de Hidrógeno (EIH) –, NaTran and Teréga (France) have signed the shareholders' agreement for BarMar. This agreement provides for the establishment of a joint venture dedicated to the development of the BarMar project of com
Rostock-based company H2APEX has taken over the hydrogen project of the company HH2E at the Lubmin site at the beginning of July. In addition to its own project, which has been in existence since 2023, H2APEX now has another project for the production of green hydrogen at the Lubmin site. Due to its direct access to the hydrogen core network ("Wasserstoffkernnetz"), Lubmin is considered one o
At the beginning of July, IVECO announced the successful completion of the Tour d'Europe, a milestone journey with a heavy-duty tractor unit fuelled by bio-LNG. This initiative once again underlines the crucial role of biomethane as a key factor in the transition to sustainable and low-emission road freight transport throughout Europe. The IVECO S-Way LNG started in Turin (Italy) and travelled nor
