This is the German component of the Hy2Infra IPCEI we already talked about. It covers a total of 23 projects across the country. With the help of regional governments, the total aid amounts to 7.9 billion euros.

The list can be found here, and beneficiaries include Enertrag, RWE, Thyssengas, Air Liquide and Gasunie. These projects will make it possible to achieve a hydrogen production capacity of up to 1.4 GW (using renewables), as well as the equivalent of 370 GWh in hydrogen storage. 

RWE is one of the big winners, with the Lingen electrolyser plant and the Epe hydrogen storage facility to be financed to the tune of 619 million euros. RWE is also involved in a consortium developing a 100 MW electrolyser plant in the port of Rostock (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) as part of the HyTechHafen Rostock project.

In addition, the construction of 2,000 km of hydrogen transport pipelines will kick-start the European hydrogen backbone. 

The IPCEI also provides a €72.5 million grant to Hydrogenious LOHC Infra Bavaria (a subsidiary of Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies), for the Green Hydrogen@Blue Danube project. Starting in 2028, a plant will produce 1,800 tonnes of hydrogen per year to supply an industrial zone. The hydrogen will be stored in liquid form using the LOHC (Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier) process.

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Article written by Laurent Meillaud and translated by Logan King