“HyLand”: 30 additional hydrogen regions in Germany receive funding

(Berlin) - The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) is supporting further applicants as part of the “HyLand – Hydrogen Regions in Germany” initiative. Due to high demand and high-quality applications, the original number of funding recipients was increased from 20 to 30. There were 51 candidates for the “HyExperts” category, and 65 regions applied for funding as “HyStarters”.

The first HyLand networking meeting will take place in Husum today, September 14th. They introduce themselves to the winning regions. Interested parties can take part in the live stream and via chat from 12 p.m. (see link at the end of this article). Lecture starts at 13 p.m.

“HyExperts” regions

Fifteen “HyExperts” regions will each receive 400.000 euros from the National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP2) for detailed concepts in order to develop concrete hydrogen project ideas. The winners in this category: Ostalbkreis (Baden-Württemberg), Reutlingen district (Baden-Württemberg), Havelland district (Brandenburg), state capital Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein), city of Hagen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Hanseatic city of Stralsund (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Wartburgkreis district (Thuringia) , state capital Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Werra-Meißner district (Hesse), Düren district (North Rhine-Westphalia), city of Chemnitz (Saxony), Passau district (Bavaria), Lindau district (Bavaria), Neustadt an der Waldnaab district ( Bavaria) and the Helmstedt district (Lower Saxony).

HyStarter” regions

A further 15 “HyStarter” regions will each be provided with advisory teams for a year to develop a regional concept and a suitable network for building a green hydrogen economy. The supporting consortium is made up of the companies Energy Engineers GmbH, Spilett New Technologies GmbH and Nuts One GmbH. The regional networks from politics, municipal companies, industry, commerce and society jointly develop concept ideas and projects with a focus on transport applications. The winners in this category: City of Bendorf (Rhineland-Palatinate), Mecklenburg Lake District (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), East Frisia (Lower Saxony), West Palatinate Region (Rhineland-Palatinate), Perl (Saarland), InterFranken Industrial/Commercial Area Association (Bavaria), Altenburger Land district (Thuringia), city of Bad Bentheim (Lower Saxony), Eichstätt district (Bavaria), Hanseatic city of Wismar (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), state capital Munich (Bavaria), Soest district (North Rhine-Westphalia), Göppingen district (Baden-Württemberg), Kulmbach district (Bavaria) and Rheinhessen-Nahe (Rhineland-Palatinate).

HyLand – the second round

The “HyLand” competition was first announced in 2019 and is now entering the second round. The program is intended to motivate actors in all regions of Germany to initiate, plan and implement hydrogen-related concepts. The aim is to promote the most innovative and promising regional projects.

In the first phase of the HyLand program, 25 regions have already been funded and supported in developing a hydrogen economy in the three categories “HyStarter”, “HyExperts” and “HyPerformer”. Many regions have already submitted final reports and feasibility studies.

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