In Germany, Hamburg News reported that the construction of the hydrogen industry network HH-WIN and the Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub (HGHH) is underway after Robert Habeck, Germany’s Minister for Economics, handed over funding decisions on Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) worth over $278 million on August 19.
The report noted that both the network and the hub are being built on the site of the former Moorburg power plant and are due to go into operation in 2027.
“The climate-neutral economy will become a reality on the basis of the network, the import strategy and the domestic hydrogen production near the port,” Habeck said. The first section of Gasnetz Hamburg’s HH-WIN network is being built on Moorburger Strasse and Altenwerder Hauptdeich and will supply companies south of the Elbe with green hydrogen from 2027.
The report noted that the dismantling of the former Moorburg power plant is also progressing to make room for the hydrogen infrastructure. The goal of Hamburger Energiewerke and its project partner Luxcara is to build a 100-megawatt electrolyzer for green hydrogen there from 2025.
The European Commission had approved the projects in February.
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Tags: Germany, Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub
Category: Policy
