H2 Production

Thyssenkrupp Nucera is to supply 15 alkaline electrolysers with a combined capacity of 300 MW for the Onuba project in Huelva, southern Spain. According to Moeve, it will be the largest green hydrogen facility in southern Europe.

Asahi Kasei has begun installing an alkaline water electrolyser of the Aqualyzer-C3 type with a capacity of 1 MW in Jyväskylä. Finland's first commercial hydrogen refuelling station is being built there. Operations are scheduled to start in summer 2026.

MorGen Energy, a subsidiary of the commodity group Trafigura, has made the final investment decision for a 20 MW green hydrogen production plant in Milford Haven, Wales. The plant is expected to produce around 2,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year from 2028.

The Swiss cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft have presented a joint strategy for green hydrogen. In it, they define areas of application, call for technology-neutral incentives, and position the region as a hub in the European hydrogen network.

A European consortium led by the Spanish research center Cener aims to further develop solid oxide electrolysis. In the Desiree project, a 40 kW prototype is to be created by 2029, achieving an efficiency of over 85 percent and providing hydrogen without additional electrical compression.

The French geoscience company Mantle8 has entered into a strategic partnership with the seismic service provider S³. This secures Mantle8 access to its own fleet of seismic sensors to explore natural hydrogen deposits worldwide more quickly.

The Berlin-based company Graforce has completed a strategic financing round in the double-digit million range. An international consortium of investors is financing the industrial scaling of methane plasma pyrolysis, which is expected to produce hydrogen at costs of 2 to 3 euros per kilogram.

A consortium of companies from Austria, France, and Germany has applied for funding from the EU Hydrogen Bank with the Alpine Hydrogen project. In Tyrol, green hydrogen is to be produced for the regional industry using alkaline electrolysis and novel electrodes.

Fraunhofer ISE has developed a process that significantly reduces the cost of producing dimethyl ether, or DME. This energy carrier could play an important role in future hydrogen imports. A pilot plant is now planned in Chile.

The hydrogen ramp-up in Germany is not failing due to a lack of interest from companies. On the contrary, regulatory, economic, and infrastructural risks, also at the EU level, are hindering investments along the value chain. This is shown by a study from BDEW and Capgemini.

Chantiers de l'Atlantique has completed two offshore substations for the North Sea Cluster A. The platforms are scheduled to be transported to the construction site in the German North Sea by the end of February. The project by RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management is expected to go online in 2027.

Thyssenkrupp Nucera reports a 44 percent revenue decline to 147 million euros in the first quarter of 2025/2026. At the same time, the electrolysis specialist announces the largest chlor-alkali order for a new construction project in the company's history and confirms the forecast for 2025/26.

As part of the German-Chilean Power-to-MEDME R&D project, researchers at Fraunhofer IAP have developed new PEM electrolyzer catalysts with significantly reduced iridium content. The innovation aims to lower costs and enable scalable hydrogen production—without compromising performance.


Two 100 MW plants are to supply green hydrogen for Repsol refineries in Cartagena and Muskiz from 2029. Sunfire relies on its pressurised alkaline technology.

At the North Sea Summit in Hamburg BDEW and AquaVentus are calling for stronger European cooperation in offshore wind expansion—and for the systematic integration of offshore electrolysis into national and regional planning. Studies show that lower spatial density, cross-border area cooperation and combined infrastructure solutions can significantly reduce costs and increase efficiency.

The Bosch Group and Linz AG aim to advance hydrogen technologies in Linz together. A new partnership includes the use of hydrogen from the Bosch test field and the expansion of further electrolysis capacities.

In the EU project H2Loop, hydrogen is to be extracted from blast furnace gases. Rouge H2 Engineering is contributing a chemical looping process for this purpose. A pilot plant is planned at the Italian steelworks Acciaierie d’Italia.

Two projects from partners of the trinational hydrogen network 3H2 receive funding from the state program ELY. Electrolysers with a total capacity of 2 MW are to be built in Achern and Kehl. The goal is to establish regional hydrogen hubs.

The hydrogen initiative AquaVentus calls for the legal anchoring of combined connection concepts for offshore wind farms within the framework of the WindSeeG amendment. The goal is more efficient use of wind power and cost-effective hydrogen production.

Stargate Hydrogen has produced hydrogen for the first time in the Kalla project of the energy company Fortum in Finland. This milestone marks an important step in the commissioning of a 1 MW electrolyser with ceramic technology.

Stadtwerke Stuttgart are adding a fourth electrolyser to their Green Hydrogen Hub Stuttgart. The Federal State of Baden-Württemberg is supporting the expansion with approximately 2.9 million euros.

Verde Hydrogen has developed a platform concept for its alkaline electrolysers that is both flexible and scalable. A key aspect is the mounting on skids. 

With the third auction of the European Hydrogen Bank and the Innovation Fund 2025, the EU is allocating up to six billion euros for hydrogen projects. Germany and Spain are contributing additional national funds.

Mauritania has signed a framework agreement with Möhring Energie for the development of a PtX large-scale project. Starting in 2029, the plant is expected to produce up to 140,000 tonnes of green hydrogen and 400,000 tonnes of green ammonia annually for export.

A new study by the TransHyDE project analyzes possible development paths for the European hydrogen system until 2050. It calls for swift political decisions to reduce costs, ensure supply security, and avoid misguided investments.