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The PEM Chair at RWTH Aachen University is developing a digital platform for hydrogen logistics with partners. The goal is to efficiently manage gas station capacities and increase supply security for hydrogen trucks.
Automobile manufacturers are to reduce the emissions of their vehicle fleets by 90 percent by 2035. The remaining ten percent can be compensated with e-fuels and green steel from Europe. Hydrogen Europe hopes for a new lead market for climate-friendly steel.
The lessor of zero-emission trucks, Hylane, has gained a new investor with Palladio Partners. The investment company acquires the majority of voting rights for certain areas as part of a capital increase and plans to invest a three-digit million amount in fleet expansion.
Several manufacturers are opting for hydrogen combustion engines instead of fuel cell drives. What is hardly known to the public: in Germany a different taxation applies to these. If the problem is not solved quickly at the political level, a technical workaround will be needed to ensure legally compliant refueling of H2 combustion engines.
Ammonia, methanol and hydrogen – all of them can serve as fuels for solid oxide fuel cells. However, comparing the key figures of fuel and technology pathways has so far proven difficult. The EU project Fuelsome aims to change this.
The introduction of hydrogen-powered construction machinery is faltering. This is due to progress in electrification even in the heavy-duty sector, the low availability of hydrogen, and high costs. Yet despite adverse circumstances, there is still interest.
The Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) has restructured its board. With representatives from infrastructure and the vehicle industry, the expert panel aims to further strengthen its role in the standardisation and expansion of hydrogen mobility in Europe.
Air Products has commissioned a new hydrogen refueling station in Meckenheim, in the south of North Rhine-Westphalia. The facility will supply the bus fleet of Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) and is part of an infrastructure project for emission-free mobility in the Rhein-Sieg district.
Methanol Reformer delivers the first autonomous "power container" in Europe to the Spanish ferry operator Baleària. It is intended to first produce hydrogen and then electricity from e-methanol for an electric ferry.
Under the motto "Connecting the Dots," six European operators of hydrogen refuelling stations aim to expand the infrastructure on the main European routes. The focus is on more refuelling stations and vehicles – especially in the short term until 2028.
Hylane customers will soon be able to refuel hydrogen for around 8 euros net per kilogram, albeit only at some H2 Mobility filling stations in the German city of Düsseldorf and the Rhein-Neckar region. The cooperation aims to enable the economical operation of hydrogen trucks.
Daimler Truck begins the second phase of practical tests of its hydrogen-powered GenH2 Trucks. Five logistics companies are using the fuel cell trucks in regular operations. The goal is to prepare for series production starting in 2026.
Lhyfe has concluded a supply contract for approximately 90 tonnes of RFNBO-certified hydrogen with a German filling station operator. The hydrogen is to be used for refueling a bus fleet over a period of 15 months.
Rheinmetall plans a Europe-wide network of modular e-fuel plants for the decentralised supply of armed forces with synthetic fuels. Partners such as Sunfire, Greenlyte, and Ineratec provide key technologies for the "Giga PtX" project.
The current hotspot for the development of a nationwide hydrogen refueling infrastructure for buses and trucks in Germany is clearly the western part of the country. The station concepts differ significantly from one another.
Primarily Daimler, but also Volvo, Kawasaki and several other truck manufacturers continue to rely on hydrogen propulsion for heavy loads and long distances. There have been some changes in this area.
In Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia, the FIA hosted its first-ever hydrogen-powered motorsport race. Jameel Motorsport claimed victory in the Extreme H World Cup.
Hylane has brought the first hydrogen truck equipped with a Bosch fuel cell module into Germany’s road freight transport sector. The 40-ton truck from Iveco is operated by logistics company Schäflein for the Bosch plant in Nuremberg – as part of a rental model.
Cummins is once again presenting its B6.7H hydrogen combustion engine at Busworld 2025 in Brussels. The engine delivers 216 kW of power and is intended to enable low-emission propulsion for long-distance coaches – without requiring fundamental vehicle modifications.
The new hydrogen racing series FIA Extreme H will launch from October 9 to 11, 2025, in Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia. The event marks the transition from the electric Extreme E series to the first motorsport series powered by hydrogen.
The Dutch government has awarded over €40 million in funding for hydrogen mobility. A large portion of this goes to a consortium led by Fountain Fuel, which aims to establish a network of H2 refueling stations in logistics hubs and along European transport corridors.
The PEM Chair at RWTH Aachen University has analyzed the operational capability and running costs of fuel cell trucks. The study shows that fuel cell trucks continue to offer advantages over battery-electric trucks in terms of range and refueling time, but are still held back by high hydrogen prices.
The hydrogen truck provider Hylane has expanded its management board. As of September 1, 2025, CFO Maximilian Draxler is also part of the leadership team. He will additionally assume responsibility for legal affairs and internationalization.
From August 21 to 27, 2025, the city of Chemnitz will become the center of an international hydrogen competition for young talents: At the world finals of the Hydrogen Grand Prix, more than 60 student teams from 23 countries will compete with self-developed H2 racing vehicles.
The hydrogen racing series Extreme H has joined the UK industry association Hydrogen UK. The aim is to use motorsport as a platform for research, technology development and public acceptance of hydrogen.
