Background information, interviews, opinion pieces, project presentations and event reports focusing on the topic of hydrogen.
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New approaches for hydrogen: stimulus from basic research
Current research projects at DESY reveal new potential for innovative hydrogen production and storage

“We want to make an active contribution to climate …
The H2Global foundation aims to help create a market for hydrogen products in Germany. In the coming years, the difference between hydrogen production costs and …

Market ramp-up for the north German hydrogen economy – rapid …
Hamburg industry needs the security to plan ahead. EEHH and representatives of Hamburg’s hydrogen network organised a hydrogen summit with representatives of the …

“Hamburg is still in the driving seat when it comes to …
Interview with the Hydrogen Economy Unit. The Hydrogen Economy Unit of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Innovation (BWI) connects the heterogeneous …

WIND, WATER, SUN – Blue Beach on 23 June 2022
THE BLUE BEACH is the summer festival of renewable energies in Germany.

Geesthacht: Hydrogen port and filling station planned
The vision: A multifunctional port facility on the sluice in Geesthacht. The facility includes hydrogen filling stations for ships and road transport, …

New European hydrogen partnerships
Memorandums of Understanding with Groningen and Scotland. The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg signed Memorandums of Understanding with the Scottish government …

Interlocking the puzzle pieces – Interview with Mitsubishi …
System integration at the Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) works in a consortium with Shell, Vattenfall and Wärme Hamburg on the …

Commentary on the German coalition agreement - Interview …
Assessment of the new energy and industrial policy. Climate check, expansion paths, instruments for defossilisation - Jan Rispens provides the first assessment of …

Strengthening the Competitiveness of the Hamburg harbour
Interview with Friedrich Stuhrmann, Managing Director of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA). In the following interview the new managing director of the HPA …

Hydrogen industry cluster agency in South Korea
What do South Korea and Northern Germany have in common?. With its own hydrogen strategy and various planned hydrogen industry clusters, South Korea is making its …

The metamorphosis of Moorburg
Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub. Vattenfall is supporting the conversion of the decommissioned coal-fired power station Moorburg into a green hub for Hamburg’s …

Heat transition with hydrogen – interview with Wärme Hamburg
Utilisation of waste heat at the Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub. Green hydrogen is not only an emissions-free energy source for applications in industry and logistics …

Storing hydrogen – in metal hydrides
Research at Hereon: storing hydrogen efficiently and safely. When you see it in front of you, it doesn’t look like much: metal hydride powder. Yet this …

View to the north
Hydrogen projects in Denmark. It is not only in Germany that numerous ideas for green hydrogen projects have been developed recently. As a direct neighbour and …

Hydrogen in the 2021 Election Campaign
Closer look at the established parties and their energy policy positions. The German federal elections are just around the corner - It's time to take a closer …

New Hamburg hydrogen network sets new standards
Interview with Oliver Koch, Gasnetz Hamburg. In the following talk, Oliver Koch, who works in the hydrogen sector at Gasnetz Hamburg, explains the goals of his …

The Energy Transition – A Global Challenge Calls for Global …
Guest article by Michael Eggenschwiler, CEO of Hamburg Airport and Chairman of Wasserstoff-Gesellschaft Hamburg e. V. Why we need to build the hydrogen economy at …

'The Metropolitan Region of Hamburg Offers Huge Potential …
Interview with Claas Hülsen, DNV. In the following interview, Claas Hülsen, who is Business Development Director Advisory Region CEMED and Authorised …