Air Products has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement with RWE. RWE will supply up to 75 GWh of wind and solar power annually for the hydrogen facilities in Rotterdam. This will also supply the hydrogen liquefaction plant under construction.

Green hydrogen is a key building block for the decarbonization and resilience of the European energy system. At the same time, it strengthens Europe’s strategic independence in an increasingly volatile global energy market. However, building a strong European value chain and ensuring a balanced competitive environment requires clear regulations that govern the market access of subsidized Chinese suppliers, as well as realistic RFNBO criteria.

Automobile manufacturers, suppliers, energy giants: Together, a group of large companies aims to build a value chain for hydrogen trucks, including the supply infrastructure.

Creos Deutschland has commenced the construction of the first hydrogen pipeline in the Federal State of Saarland in the West of Germany. The approximately 17-kilometre pipeline between Leidingen and Dillingen is the German part of the French-German cross-border project mosaHYc. The construction period is expected to last around one and a half years.

ABO Energy and the Finnish city of Oulu have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a green hydrogen facility. According to ABO Energy, the electrolysis capacity could be expanded in several phases to up to 600 MW.

The eFuel Alliance has presented a position paper that classifies electricity-based fuels as a security-relevant factor for Europe. The association calls for practical production rules, binding sub-quotas, and the crediting of investments towards the NATO spending target.

The planned amendment to the Wind Energy at Sea Act opens the way for combined electricity and hydrogen production at sea for the first time. The AquaVentus initiative welcomes the draft bill but criticizes the restriction to individual areas. According to the initiative's calculations, double-digit billions could be saved.

Siemens Energy is preparing the legal and operational spin-off of its Transformation of Industry division. This division, with 17,000 employees and a turnover of 5.7 billion euros, also includes the electrolyser business for the production of green hydrogen.

Air Products will in the future source RFNBO-compliant hydrogen long-term from Nobian's chlor-alkali plant in Rotterdam. The plant, with a capacity of more than 14,000 tonnes per year, is considered Europe's largest RFNBO-certified hydrogen production.

Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) has received funding approvals totaling 29.5 million euros for its Green Mobility Depot in Bergisch Gladbach. The project includes a hydrogen refueling station with its own electrolyser. The hydrogen unit is expected to be operational by the end of 2026.

The municipality of Bosbüll in North Frisia is expanding its district heating network. In the future, process heat from local hydrogen production will also be fed into the system. Construction is scheduled to begin in fall 2025.

The Finnish e-methane developer Nordic Ren-Gas and the Dresden-based electrolysis manufacturer Sunfire have entered into a long-term partnership. Sunfire will thus become the preferred technology partner for Ren-Gas's hydrogen and e-methane projects.

The Stadtwerke Stuttgart (SWS) are permitted to build their planned hydrogen production facility in the Stuttgart port in a revised version. The Office for Environmental Protection of the state capital Stuttgart has approved the corresponding amendment application. Previously, the SWS had changed the supplier of the electrolysers.

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Meyer Werft, and Helmut-Schmidt-University are developing a metal hydride-based hydrogen storage system for large passenger ships in the H2MASS project. The onboard system is intended to deliver a target output of 4 MW during port operations and cover the hotel load emission-free.

AquaDuctus Pipeline GmbH is starting the geotechnical investigations for the planned offshore hydrogen pipeline in the North Sea. According to the company, the work in front of Norderney and Hilgenriedersiel will begin at the earliest on July 20, 2026, providing data for route planning and construction methods.