Press

July

2024

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) awards funding: Hamburg Hydrogen Industrial Network and large-scale electrolyzer of the HGHH project receive IPCEI-funding

Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck presented the funding decisions in Berlin today for two significant hydrogen projects in Hamburg: Hamburger Energiewerke (HEnW) and its project partner Luxcara will receive funding for the Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub (HGHH) project. Together, they are building a 100 MW electrolyzer for green hydrogen on the site of the former Moorburg coal-fired power plant. Gasnetz Hamburg, the municipal network operator, is receiving funding for the construction of the first 40 kilometers of the HH-WIN hydrogen distribution network. The Federal Government and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg are jointly providing over 250 million euros of funding for both projects.

September

2023

Luxcara joins Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub

The Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub (HGHH) project will be given new strength with Luxcara joining as a partner. Together with Hamburger Energiewerke, Luxcara will implement the hydrogen project at the former Moorburg coal power plant site and promote the decarbonization of the industry and port of Hamburg as a result. The consortium has already submitted the national funding application to the German government in the IPCEI* process.

May

2021

Hydrogen Project in Hamburg on German Government Shortlist

100 MW electrolyser project remains on track to receive EU funding The partners of the Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub, namely Shell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Vattenfall and the municipal company Wärme Hamburg can continue to be optimistic about receiving EU funding to implement their plans. The project in Hamburg has been included in the German Federal Ministry of Economics’ shortlist of projects under consideration for funding under the EU's “Important Projects of Common European Interest” (IPCEI) program.

April

2021

Newly Established Hamburg Hydrogen Network to ‘Make Hamburg Greener’

Twelve companies join forces to form Hamburg Hydrogen Network / Potential annual CO₂ savings of more than one million tons / Financial support needed

January

2021

Shell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Vattenfall and Wärme Hamburg sign Letter of Intent for 100MW Hydrogen Project in Hamburg

The companies Shell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Vattenfall and municipal company Wärme Hamburg are planning how they can jointly produce hydrogen from wind and solar power at the Hamburg-Moorburg power plant site and utilize it in its vicinity.