4th HyLand Symposium brings regions, politicians and the hydrogen industry together
On 5 June 2025, the 4th HyLand Symposium took place at the Federal Ministry of Transport in Berlin. Under the umbrella theme of ‘Developing projects together’, representatives from regions, politics and industry came together to discuss current developments in the hydrogen economy and instigate concrete partnerships for new projects.

Climate impact on aviation: New NOW factsheet provides an overview
NOW GmbH is publishing a new factsheet containing basic knowledge on the climate impact of aviation. It explains CO2 and non-CO2 effects concisely and illustrates what options are available for designing climate-friendly aviation with today’s technology.

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz opens HY.City.Bremerhaven hydrogen filling station
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, together with the management and shareholders of HY.City.Bremerhaven, has opened the first public hydrogen filling station in the so-called Climate City. The sustainable hydrogen project, co-initiated by GP JOULE, is now commencing test operations. It will open to the public in March.

Regional hydrogen projects: HyExperts guide provides practical knowledge
With the publishing of the new guide: ‘HyExperts – successfully developing regional hydrogen projects’, NOW GmbH provides municipal authorities, companies and regions valuable support in developing a regional hydrogen economy on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV).

Pioneering work: Hydrogen storage works
The energy service provider EWE has completed its HyCAVmobil research project at its gas storage site in Rüdersdorf near Berlin. As part of the hydrogen storage project, EWE and its partner the German Aerospace Center (DLR) were able to prove that it is possible to safely store hydrogen in an underground cavern storage facility.

Study: H₂ refuelling stations could be supplied cost-effectively via pipeline
Together with the German Energy Agency (Deutsche Energie Agentur – dena), the National Organisation Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NOW) is publishing a study on the future supply of Germany hydrogen refuelling station infrastructure via a hydrogen pipeline network. The analysis shows that a central hub model to supply hydrogen refuelling stations could be a cost-effective and sustainable solution. The study also provides nine specific recommendations for action to create the conditions for connecting H₂ hubs and refuelling stations to the H₂ network.