Hydrogen News Europe

Finland is gunning for a massive 10% share of the EU’s clean hydrogen supply. With abundant water, cheap clean energy, and huge projects like H2BRIDGE, the Nordic nation is gearing up for a potential €34bn economic boom.

The EU has approved €1.4 billion in public funding for hydrogen research and mobility innovation under the IPCEI Hy2Move project. Backed by seven Member States, it aims to drive zero-emission transport with support for hydrogen-powered ships, planes, and vehicles.

Shell has signed two long-term renewable power agreements to supply wind and solar electricity to its REFHYNE 2 hydrogen electrolyser in Germany. The 100 MW facility is set to become one of Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen projects.

BMW has secured €273 million in IPCEI-backed funding from Germany and Bavaria to develop and industrialise hydrogen fuel cell powertrains for passenger vehicles through its Hy2Move project, with series production set to begin by 2028.

Daimler Truck has kicked off a second‑phase trial of its GenH2 hydrogen fuel‑cell truck with five logistics partners, marking a key step for heavy‑duty zero‑emission transport.

Scania has launched its first hydrogen fuel cell truck at Transport.CH 2025. With up to 1,000 km range, the trucks will operate in live pilot tests to evaluate hydrogen’s role in long-haul freight.

The European Parliament has approved new rules for low carbon hydrogen, including a 70% emissions reduction threshold and protection for existing projects.

Two new hydrogen refuelling stations will be built in Italy by mid-2026, as Cavendish Hydrogen expands its European network and Italy moves to meet EU AFIR targets for hydrogen mobility.

BMW’s Leipzig plant will become the world’s first car factory supplied with hydrogen by pipeline, under new agreements with MITNETZ GAS and ONTRAS.

BMW’s Dr. Jürgen Guldner tells Driving Hydrogen why the iX5 Hydrogen proves fuel cells are ready, why 2028 is BMW’s moment for a production hydrogen X5, and how infrastructure, trucks and industry will make it work.

Europe’s hydrogen truck rollout needs €8/kg fuel, truck-scale stations and equal policy treatment with batteries, warns GHMA at EU Hydrogen Week in Brussels.

A BMW, Daimler, Toyota and GP Joule panel in Berlin has called for a German “Hydrogen Masterplan for Transport” to scale fuel cell cars, buses and trucks, stressing industrial readiness and the need for coordinated infrastructure rollout.

BMW has confirmed its first hydrogen production car will be the iX5 Hydrogen, launching in 2028 after a million-kilometre global pilot fleet test and five decades of hydrogen research.

GP JOULE has opened a new HYCEL hydrogen refuelling station in Hürup, Germany, supplying green hydrogen to Hyundai XCIENT trucks as part of the eFarm project.

Daimler Bus is testing its first hydrogen-powered Setra coach on public roads. The H₂ Coach packs 46 kg of hydrogen, a 300 kW fuel cell and 800 km range for zero-emission touring.

Tallinn has launched the Baltics’ first full green hydrogen value chain, with 30 Toyota Mirai cars available via Bolt, a new Väo production site, and Estonia’s first retail hydrogen station opening soon.

Daimler Truck boss Karin Rådström says Europe needs 2,000 hydrogen truck stations by 2030 – up from just a few hundred today – warning that infrastructure must catch up with zero-emission truck production.

Wolftank Group has landed a major deal to supply hydrogen refuelling systems for a new 1,000kg-per-day H2 hub in southern Germany.

Europe’s auto lobby warned the EU that its transport decarbonisation plan is “no longer feasible” and threatens a vital industry.

Colruyt Group has deployed OPmobility-powered hydrogen trucks for supermarket deliveries in Belgium, running at full payload under the EU-backed H2Haul programme.